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Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US
Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US Amid the busiest shopping weekend of the holiday season, workers for Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, have gone on strike. Protesting under the banner of “Make Amazon Pay.” employees have walked off the job across six continents in 20 countries, including the United States. The strike is scheduled to last from Black Friday on Nov. 29 through Cyber Monday, Dec. 2, the UNI Global Union announced, saying protests will be held in majors cities in the US, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, India, Brazil and elsewhere. The strike could cause customers' holiday deliveries …
Cybersecurity Issue Hits Giant Company, Food Lion, Other Supermarkets, Parent Company Says Cybersecurity Issue Hits Giant Company, Food Lion, Other Supermarkets, Parent Company Says
Cybersecurity Issue Hits Giant Company, Food Lion, Other Supermarkets, Parent Company Says A cybersecurity “issue” has led the parent company of a supermarket chain to disconnect some systems to protect them. Ahold Delhaize USA said it recently detected a cybersecurity issue within its US network. "Immediately upon detecting the issue, our security teams began an investigation with the assistance of external cybersecurity experts," the company said. "We also notified law enforcement." The move affects: Stop & Shop, which has around 400 locations in New England, New York, and New Jersey; Hannaford, with stores in eastern upstate New York and New England; Giant Company, with…
Recall Issued For Popular Rao's Specialty Food Product Recall Issued For Popular Rao's Specialty Food Product
Recall Issued For Popular Rao's Specialty Food Product A recall has been issued for a popular Rao's Homemade Brand specialty food product. Sunny Dell Foods is recalling its 12-ounce jars of Rao’s Homemade Brand Roasted Red Peppers with Portobello Mushrooms because the affected jars of the condiment may contain undeclared tree nuts (pine nuts), the FDA announced.  People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to tree nuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these products. The recalled products were distributed across retail stores in the Northeast US and through mail order e-commerce. The pro…
POSTAGE SCAM: Brothers Who Co-Owned Bergen E-Commerce Company Admit Cheating Gov't Out Of $3M POSTAGE SCAM: Brothers Who Co-Owned Bergen E-Commerce Company Admit Cheating Gov't Out Of $3M
Postage Scam: Brothers Who Co-Owned Bergen E-Commerce Company Admit Cheating Gov't Out Of $3M Two brothers who co-owned a Bergen County e-commerce company admitted short-changing the government by more than $3 million in postage by altering hundreds of thousands of labels intended for envelopes and slapping them on outbound packages. Jack Koch, 44, of Elmwood Park, and Steven Koch, 43, of Pompton Lakes, owned Fresh N Clear, a high-volume business that sold various household items online that were shipped o customers via the Postal Service, federal authorities said. Over the course of several months in 2020, the company bought 240,471 USPS Priority Mail postage labels, “almost all fo…
NJ Car Thief Admits Selling Stolen Vehicles On Craigslist, Offerup NJ Car Thief Admits Selling Stolen Vehicles On Craigslist, Offerup
NJ Car Thief Admits Selling Stolen Vehicles On Craigslist, Offerup A Belleville man told a federal judge on Thursday that he advertised vehicles for sale on Craigslist and Offerup, then went out and stole them. Eric Morgan, 34, said he photographed particular vehicles and attached a GPS tracker to develop the owner’s “pattern-of-life,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. “The target vehicle was then listed for sale on an internet-based marketplace,” Honig said. “Potential purchasers of the target vehicles responded to listings and scheduled in-person meetings to purchase the vehicles. “Shortly before the scheduled meeting times, the targeted vehic…
Thrive Market Opens Pennsylvania Fulfillment Center Thrive Market Opens Pennsylvania Fulfillment Center
Thrive Market Opens Pennsylvania Fulfillment Center Thrive Market is opening a fulfillment center in Hanover (Luzerne County) on Aug. 25. The sustainable living e-commerce company is opening its third location in Pennsylvania to enable one-day carbon neutral shipping from the online grocer to people living throughout the northeast starting in 2022. The company’s other two fulfillment centers are in Sparks, Nevada, and Batesville, Indiana. This third fulfillment center is a 458,000 square foot space in partnership with NorthPoint in Hanover Township. Since 2018, Thrive Market has been 90 percent Zero Waste across its fulfillment network an…
Pennsylvania Could Add 'Package Tax' To Deliveries Pennsylvania Could Add 'Package Tax' To Deliveries
Pennsylvania Could Add 'Package Tax' To Deliveries Online shopping has been booming-- in no small part due to the pandemic, but now Pennsylvania officials are considering implementing a new “package tax," according to the Transportation Revenue Options Commission. The tax, also known as an E-commerce convenience fee, would impose a flat fee on Pennsylvania buyers for all goods purchased online that come into the state. The committee is considering this option to try to address the impact the shipping of goods purchased online has on the environment and the transportation industry within the state. Prescriptions would be exempt from the pac…