Amazon cutting total of 18,000 workers as tech layoffs mount
Technology industry companies shed nearly 100,000 jobs last year as they brace for economic slowdown.
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Technology industry companies shed nearly 100,000 jobs last year as they brace for economic slowdown.
Traveling will be more than punishing to some people leaving town even if the snowfall amounts to half of some of the projections. CBS 2's Chris Ty reports.
The tablets are not to share – each student gets to take home a tablet and keep it.
Amazon partnered with the Chicago Public Schools to give each student something to call their own. CBS 2's Joe Donlon reports.
The group accuses the online retailer of poor working conditions and a high-stress environment, right as amazon is set to lay off 10,000 employees.
The group accuses the online retailer of poor working conditions and a high-stress environment, right as amazon is set to lay off 10,000 employees.
"Fancy" the chicken tried to make a break for it last Thursday after an Amazon driver opened a garage door while making a delivery in Minooka.
An Amazon driver got quite a surprise when he tried to do a garage dropoff in southwest suburban Minooka last week.
The driver of an Amazon delivery van was taken to a hospital after she drove over a small bridge into a creek in south suburban Frankfort on Tuesday. The van driver was out doing deliveries and drove into the creek in the 800 block of Ironwood Drive, according to the Frankfort Fire Department.
As the U.S. economy slows, the online retailer plans to cut as many as 10,000 jobs and close unprofitable divisions.
Charges are pending against the person in custody.
The car thief switched stolen vehicles, crashed multiple times and kidnapped a baby, witnesses say.
The owner said Amazon gave her "the runaround for hours and hours," but detectives told her the delivery driver turned himself in.
The walkout is set to take place starting at 11:45 a.m.
Sign on bonuses ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 will also be offered to those who accept holiday positions.
"We're asking for a change in policy when it comes to the safety. We're asking for fairness."
An Amazon warehouse in downstate Edwardsville collapsed in a tornado in December of last year.
An Amazon warehouse in downstate Edwardsville collapsed in a tornado in December of last year.
Both people involved had taken off by the time police arrived.
An Amazon driver was left stranded after three people stole his car in the Lincoln Park community.
"I know a lot of sellers who are legitimate who follow the rules who are kind of angry," said Lonny Stark.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday said a downstate warehouse that collapsed in a tornado in December "met minimal federal safety guidelines for storm sheltering."
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday said a downstate warehouse that collapsed in a tornado in December "met minimal federal safety guidelines for storm sheltering."
"It's upsetting to learn that these occurrences happened and you're the family that has to lose someone," said an attorney for one of the victims.
A delivery driver who is expecting his first child was shot recently while on the job. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
