TECH - Amazon to Increase Wages for Contracted Drivers Amid Unionization Push | Benzinga
Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced plans to increase wages for contracted drivers as part of a $440 million investment in its third-party delivery program this year.
The company revealed this wage increase during its annual closed-door conference, Ignite Live, attended by 3,500 small businesses that constitute its delivery service partner program, CNBC reports.
The move coincides with renewed efforts by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to unionize Amazon's delivery driver workforce. The union forged a deal with United Parcel Service, Inc (NYSE: UPS) to hike the hourly wages for UPS employees over the next five years, with senior UPS drivers potentially earning an average top ...