Amazon's attempt to crush New York union slapped down
The US National Labor Relations Board squashed Amazon's attempt to overturn the first-ever successful union formed against the internet goliath at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York, this week.
The Amazon Labor Union – the trade union group led by Christian Smalls, a former Amazon employee – waged its first successful union campaign against the e-commerce giant, resulting in workers at the JFK8 warehouse voting in favor of joining the group.the election, held last year in April, was unfair due to"inappropriate and undue influence" from the ALU and the NLRB. The mega-corp filed objections shortly afterwards, urging officials from the NLRB to overturn the results.
Cornele Overstreet, the NLRB's regional director overseeing the Phoenix Office, has ruled against Amazon and asserted it has not provided sufficient evidence to support its allegations. The ruling isn't too surprising, considering an initial hearing involving NLRB attorneysThe fight isn't quite over yet, however – Amazon is set to appeal the decision to the board in Washington.
"As we've said since the beginning, we don't believe this election process was fair, legitimate or representative of the majority of what our team wants," a spokesperson for the super-biz. Amazon is afraid the union will set a precedent – encouraging more fulfillment centers elsewhere across the country to unionize, paving the way for employees to bargain collectively for improved working conditions and better pay.
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