Bezos Lays Out Amazon’s Strategic Shift, Defends Work Practices After Failed Union Bid

Bezos Lays Out Amazon’s Strategic Shift, Defends Work Practices After Failed Union Bid
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, speaks during an address to attendees at Access Intelligence's SATELLITE 2017 conference in Washington on March 7, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
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Amazon founder and world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, told shareholders in his final letter as chief executive that the company needs to “do a better job” for its employees, while signaling a strategic shift in Amazon’s priorities and pushing back against criticism of its work practices.

Bezos said in the letter that Amazon is expanding its mission to give more prominence to workplace safety and employee satisfaction.
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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