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The outcome is a blow to the Amazon Labor Union, which won a historic unionization vote in April at Amazon's JFK8 warehouse just across the street.

A second labor win could give workers in other Amazon facilities — and at other companies — the motivation they need to launch similar efforts.

Amazon warehouse LDJ5 is set to begin their union vote, which will occur on April 25, 27, 28, and 29. This sortation center, which represents 1,500 workers, would be the second Amazon facility in the country, with JFK8 being the first, to successfully unionize.

Amazon warehouse LDJ5 is set to begin their union vote, which will occur on April 25, 27, 28, and 29. This sortation center, which represents 1,500 workers, would be the second Amazon facility in the country, with JFK8 being the first, to successfully unionize.

About 1,500 workers at an Amazon sorting center on Staten Island are voting on whether they should unionize.

In the aftermath of their hard-won labor victory, Amazon workers in the New York City borough of Staten Island popped Champagne, cheered their victory and...

Among other things, the nascent Amazon Labour Union, or ALU, has said it wants longer breaks for warehouse employees, more time off and a dramatically higher minimum hourly wage of $30.

On Monday, a judge ordered Amazon to reinstate a former warehouse employee and pay him two years worth of lost wages.

This follows an election at Amazon's Bessemer warehouse, where the union lost in preliminary vote totals, but contested ballots could tip the scales.

A recent Gallup poll shows support for labor unions among American's at it's highest level since 1965. Linda Chavez-Thompson represents the local AFL-CIO.