Amazon Shareholders Vote Against Investor-Led Proposals

Amazon Shareholders Vote Against Investor-Led Proposals
The Amazon logo on the opening day of a new distribution center in Augny, near Metz, eastern France, on Sept. 23, 2021. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images
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BOSTON/NEW YORK—A majority of Amazon.com Inc. shareholders on Wednesday voted against each of 15 investor-led resolutions that challenged the company’s policies—including its treatment of workers and use of nondisclosure agreements, an executive said at its annual meeting.

The total number of investor resolutions, including one introduced at the online meeting, was a record for the retail and cloud computing giant, as socially minded investors scrutinize its treatment of workers.