Amazon Is Giving 500,000 Employees a Raise After Squashing Union Efforts

Amazon announced on Wednesday that it would be giving more than 500,000 of its employees across the U.S. a raise, a $1 billion USD investment that follows squashed union efforts at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.In a statement, Amazon executive Darcie Henry said that pay increases will be between $0.50 USD and $3 USD per hour. The company already offers a starting minimum wage of $15 USD per hour and says it invested over $2.5 billion USD in "additional bonuses and incentives for front...