An internal dispute over leadership of the locally founded Amazon Labor Union looms over the effort to reach a first contract with the anti-union corporation.
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Federal Official Recommends Rejecting Amazon’s Bid to Overturn Staten Island Union Election Results
A National Labor Relations Board hearing officer recommended certifying Amazon Labor Union — but Staten Island workers’ fight for a contract is far from over.
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Boosted by Amazon Workers’ Win, NYC Leads Nation in New Union Organizing
New Yorkers are 10 times likelier than the average U.S. worker to have recently joined a private-sector labor union, a pre-Labor Day analysis finds.
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Amazon Workers Fall Short on Second Staten Island Union Vote
Out of nearly 1,000 ballots cast at the LDJ5 warehouse, just 380 supported joining the Amazon Labor Union, which made history last month with a scrappy campaign that defeated the e-commerce giant at a neighboring warehouse.
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Bernie Sanders and AOC Rally With Amazon Workers Ahead of Second Warehouse Vote
Organizers with the Amazon Labor Union are optimistic, but say they’ve encountered new challenges — and wild rumors — in their drive to organize LDJ5 on Staten Island.
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Push to Clean Up Air Around ‘Last-Mile’ Warehouses Gets in Gear
As online shopping has grown, so have the so-called last-mile warehouses that store the products consumers need so quickly — and the trucks and vans necessary for those deliveries. All of the exhaust belched out by these facilities is a threat to public health that disproportionately impacts low-income communities of color, say environmental and health […]
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The Amazon Labor Union’s Fight With Amazon Is Far From Over
The retail giant is challenging NLRB certification, and a second vote at a nearby warehouse looms ahead. That’s all before anyone sits down at the bargaining table to discuss a contract.
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A Cinderella Story: How Staten Island Amazon Workers Won Against the Multi-Billion-Dollar Company
Up against the online megaretailer, Staten Island Amazon warehouse workers did the unthinkable with just $100,000: beat Jeff Bezos
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Amazon Warehouse Workers Win Historic Union Vote on Staten Island
Members of the new Amazon Labor Union are on course to become the the nation’s first unionized workers at the online retail behemoth, thanks to a grassroots independent organizing campaign.