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Amazon ramping up its campaign amid push for unions

Earlier this year, Amazon handily defeated a historic union drive at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. But with the prospect of another vote looming, the online retailer is leaving nothing to chance.

An 'eraser button': Focused ideas could help bridle Big Tech

Lawmakers are getting creative as they introduce a slew of bills intended to take Big Tech down a peg. One bill proposes an "eraser button" that would let parents instantly delete all personal information collected from their children or teens.

Union vote at Amazon’s NY warehouse big step closer

The National Labor Relations Board said there was sufficient interest to form a union at an Amazon distribution center in New York, after union organizers on Monday delivered hundreds of signatures to the agency — a key step in authorizing a vote that could establish the first union at the nation’s largest online retailer.

New York Amazon workers to file for union vote

The Amazon Labor Union, which has been organizing over the past six months at the e-commerce giant's JFK8 facility in Staten Island and surrounding LDJ5, DYY6, and DYX2 facilities, has grown to approximately 2,000 workers.

US consumer watchdog to query tech giants over financial data -sources

The U.S. consumer watchdog is expected this week to query tech giants including Facebook, Amazon and Google on how they handle consumer financial data as part of a broader effort to boost consumer protections and financial sector competition, according to two people briefed on the matter.