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    News Article ● Unionization

    Morgan Stanley explains how unions could affect Amazon’s bottom line

    April 7, 2022 // With the potential of additional union elections, “Every 1% of Amazon’s front-line workforce that unionize would lead to an incremental $150 million of annual [operating expenses],” the analysts wrote.

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    News Article ● Labor Unions

    Amazon wants new delivery centers in the Bay Area. Big Labor might stop it.

    February 23, 2022 // Labor unions have successfully stopped plans for new Amazon delivery centers across the Bay Area. Now they’re trying to do the same in downtown San Francisco.

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