by Joedy McCreary | Apr 16, 2026 | Amazon, FedEx, Lobbying, News, PAC, UPS, USPS
FedEx and UPS — two private carriers positioned to capitalize on a weakened U.S. Postal Service — poured nearly $20 million into federal lobbying in 2025, an OpenSecrets analysis found. A series of events left USPS bracing for an uncertain future. First, its leader warned the agency could run out of cash by 2027, leaving it unable to pay employees or vendors. Amazon then announced it would…
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by Jonathan Rosenblum | Jan 23, 2026 | Amazon, Black Friday, labor, labor movement, National Labor Relations Board, News, NLRB, Spain, Strikes, Teamsters, Union Busting, Unions, UPS, Walkout
The latest flashpoint of resistance to global logistics juggernaut Amazon has proven, once again, that collective worker power can force the company into improving its miserable working conditions. Amazon workers in Murcia, in southeastern Spain, struck twice at the RMU1 fulfillment center during the 2025 holiday “peak” season and forced the company into a negotiated settlement in late…
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