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Amazon Labor Union lead organizer Mat Cusick, second from right, standing, watches a zoom-cast of vote counting to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y., March 31, 2022.

Amazon Fires Union Organizers Tied to First U.S. Labor Win

The company claims the cases are "unrelated."

Baby Formula Supply Problem Not Improving

More than half of the country is struggling.

Average U.S. Gasoline Price Jumps 15 Cents to $4.38 Per Gallon

The current price sits just a nickel below the highest average price in history.

A truck arrives to pick up a shipping container near vessels moored at Maersk APM Terminals Pacific at the Port of Los Angeles, Nov. 30, 2021.

Contract Talks Near for Thousands of West Coast Dockworkers

Automation — and its impact on jobs — is emerging as a major point of contention.

An Amazon Prime truck passes by a sign outside an Amazon fulfillment center March 19, 2020 in Staten Island, N.Y. The National Labor Relations Board has found merit to a complaint that Amazon violated labor law in New York City’s Staten Island by holding mandatory worker meetings to persuade its employees not to unionize. The agency’s determination was shared Friday, May 6, 2022 with an attorney representing the Amazon Labor Union, which filed the charge in the lead-up to the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history.

NLRB: Amazon Union's Meeting Complaints Have Merit

The board believes “captive audience meetings" should be outlawed.

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New Mexico Sees Opportunity in Texas Border Disruptions

An international rail line could go through its Santa Teresa border crossing.

Shell Reports Record Earnings

High oil and gas prices, partly due to uncertainty about supplies from Russia, are boosting the profits of major energy companies.

Three tugboats work together to rotate the Axel Maersk container ship as it arrives into port, on Oct. 21, 2021, in Miami.

Shipping Company Maersk Sees Record Quarter

Higher freight rates and new contracts led to its "best earnings quarter ever."

Deon January, center, wipes tears from her eyes as she talks about her son DeAndre Morrow during a news conference in Edwardsville, Ill., May 3, 2022.

Woman Whose Son Was Killed in Tornado Criticizes Amazon

It was supposed to be his day off.

Amazon Offers to Reimburse Employees Who Travel for Procedures

It will pay up to $4,000 per year to cover travel expenses for medical treatments.

Members and supporters of the Amazon Labor Union stand outside an office of the National Labor Relations Board after a count of votes for unionization was concluded in New York, Monday, May 2, 2022.

NYC Amazon Warehouse Workers Reject Union Bid

The vote complicates theories of union momentum.

People line up for COVID-19 tests at a testing site in an office complex in Beijing, Friday, April 29, 2022.

China Manufacturing Weakens as Lockdowns Continue

It fell to a six-month low.