Amazon to offer free Prime benefits to U.S. hourly warehouse workers starting next year

Hourly workers at Amazon who fulfill orders for millions of Prime members have always needed to pay if they wanted to be Prime members themselves, but that will change starting early next year. The e-commerce giant announced an updated pay and benefits package for hourly employees in its fulfillment and transportation network Thursday morning. The changes include a $1.50/hour increase in average base pay, to more than $22/hour, and the addition of Prime to the benefits package for these U.S. hourly workers. Simmering in the background is the union movement. While the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) achieved a historic victory… Read More


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