Alina Selyukh
Stories
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National
Black Friday is expected to deliver record-setting sales despite supply chain issues
Some items are in short supply, prices are rising and deals aren't as good this Black Friday. But with widespread vaccinations, shoppers have returned to malls in droves, promising record spending.
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National
Passing the buck: Dollar Tree raises prices to $1.25
The bargain store has been testing the increase for months and says it's not a reaction to the current surge in inflation, though it will help.
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National
Warehouses are overwhelmed by America's shopping spree
The U.S. is dotted with more warehouses than ever. But they are overwhelmed by record-level imports, a lack of workers and a shopping spree of unprecedented proportions.
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National
With more warehouses in America than ever, how are there still not enough?
Warehouses process just about everything in America's supply chain. They're going up everywhere, in exurbs, near Interstates, even in urban neighborhoods. Despite this, they're bursting at the seams.
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Politics
Starbucks and Costco raising wages in the nationwide competition for workers
Costco pays $17 an hour after a second raise this year. Starbucks is raising hourly pay to $15 amid a union effort. Major chains are pushing to draw workers, who have shunned a million retail jobs.
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National
Amazon warehouse workers in New York will file for a union vote
Amazon workers in New York plan to take an initial step toward forming a union. Organizers say they have collected some 2,000 signatures for a union vote from warehouse workers on Staten Island.
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National
Amazon warehouse workers on Staten Island push for union vote
Some 2,000 workers from four facilities have signed cards seeking an election, according to organizers at the new Amazon Labor Union.
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National
House Lawmakers ask Amazon to prove Bezos and other execs didn't lie to Congress
Five Judiciary Committee members cited news reports about Amazon's special treatment of its own brands over other sellers' and said they are weighing a referral for a federal criminal investigation.
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National
Senators Want An Investigation Of How Amazon Treats Its Pregnant Workers
Lawmakers urged the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate in a letter signed by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and 3 others.
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National
California Bill Passes, Giving Amazon Warehouse Workers Power To Fight Speed Quotas
California lawmakers have passed a first-of-its-kind legislation that targets Amazon and other large warehouses. The bill, opposed by retail and business groups, now heads to the governor's office.