Latest articles Friday March 5, 2021

1. Featured Story: Amazon’s union campaign is succeeding where other unions failed

   Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are currently voting by mail on whether or not to form a union. Their campaign against one of the world's most powerful -- and most anti-union -- corporations has captured public imagination, and inspired young activists, in a way that hasn't happened in almost a century.

   By John Logan

1. When it comes to social commerce, influencers and Twitch streamers are thriving

   Atarabyte is a Twitch streamer living in South Korea who is currently doing daily streams on Amazon Live. She started last year when the platform was just taking off, and she has come a long way since she first started streaming on Justin.TV ten years ago.

   By Aimee Pearcy

   From the Ecommerce desk