Workers at Amazon’s only unionized warehouse in the U.S. have elected new union leaders. Results from a vote count completed on Tuesday showed that a slate of candidates headed up by a former Amazon worker and union organizer named Connor Spence won the election.
A pin hangs from a vest worn by union organizer and former Amazon worker Connor Spence outside the Amazon warehouse in the borough of Staten Island in New York in Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Workers at Amazon’s only unionized warehouse in the U.S. elected new union leaders Tuesday, marking the first major change for the labor group since it established an alliance with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
“The question is whether the outcome of the election, plus the Teamster affiliation, can create that kind of momentum needed among the rank-and-file,” said Ruth Milkman, a sociologist of labor and labor movements at the City University of New York. “But even if it does, Amazon is going to fight it tooth-and-nail.”effort in the retail giant’s history in 2022, when workers at the Staten Island warehouse voted in favor of ALU representation.
Spence said in an interview earlier this month that joint strategy sessions with the Teamsters would happen once Local 1 has new leaders. But the powerful labor union already began offering support by footing the bill for the Amazon warehouse election and providing legal aid when needed. Since the union’s affiliation with the Teamsters, Amazon has made small changes around the warehouse, according to workers. The company,to fend off labor unions, has installed gates around the building’s parking lot and posted security guards to monitor everyone coming in and out of the lot.
Meanwhile, last week, a Washington state judge ruled in favor of the company in a high-profile worker safety case. Regulators had alleged in the case that Amazon put employees at unnecessary risk of injuries.
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