Amazon beaten by workers in fight for unionisation in New York
The Amazon Labor Union won a contest to establish the first unionised Amazon warehouse in the US.
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The Amazon Labor Union won a contest to establish the first unionised Amazon warehouse in the US.
Despite heavy lobbying by the company, workers at the facility voted by a wide margin for a union. It was seen as a rebuke of the company’s treatment of its employees.
By Jeffrey Dastin and Danielle Kaye (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc workers at a warehouse in New York City's Staten Island have so far voted 57% in favor of
Amazon wanted to make former employee Chris Smalls the face of labor activism. He just handed Amazon its first US union.
Today’s vote marks an important victory over corporate power and arrogance—and a crucial step in the fight to unionize the company.