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Subcontractor lawsuit could test Amazon union relations

When they started to unionize, Amazon tried to get rid of them. That's the argument at the heart of a strike by more than 80 delivery drivers in California, who have taken legal action against the online retail giant in a case that could have major implications for the way it operates in the United States. For the past month, employees have...

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UPS, Teamsters announce labor agreement, averting US strike

The Teamsters union and UPS shipping announced Tuesday that the two sides had reached a tentative agreement on a five-year contract that would avert a crippling strike across the United States. Some 340,000 UPS workers had stood poised for a stoppage as Teamsters leaders pressed for increased wages, including for part-time workers. While backed...