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Amazon union takes fight to the C-suite

As union fights for contracts, big pension funds with billions in Amazon stock plan an assault on corporate board

Salon

New York Amazon workers deal setback to union drive

New York (AFP) - Workers at an Amazon facility in New York have roundly voted against unionization -- dealing a setback to a burgeoning organized labor movement one month after a landmark win at a nearby warehouse.

AFP

Amazon defeats drive to unionize second New York facility

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a facility in New York voted not to join an upstart union only weeks after the group won a resounding victory at a warehouse across the street.

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Amazon Workers Vote Against Unionizing Second Warehouse; Company To Get Hearing That Could Overturn First Union Vote

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) workers have voted against unionizing a second warehouse in New York City in the borough of Staten Island, known as LDJ5, with 618 to 380 against joining the Labor Union, Reuters reported. The turnout was 61%, It could slow the momentum for labor union advocates that demanded better pay…

Benzinga

Amazon goes for a rematch with labour union

Amazon has accused the National Labour Relation Board’s Brooklyn office of appearing to support the union drive and alleged that labour organizers intimidated workers to vote in their favor. The union organisers have dismissed Amazon’s claims.

The Hindu

Vote tally begins in 2nd Amazon union election in NYC

A federal labor board on Monday will count ballots cast by warehouse workers in a second Amazon union election on Staten Island

The Independent UK

Amazon, union face off in a rematch election in New York

Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union drive are headed for a rematch Monday

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Christian Smalls, the unlikely union leader who took on Amazon

New York (AFP) - In his colorful jacket emblazoned with the slogan "Eat the rich," Christian Smalls is accosted from all sides as he walks by the bus stop where he spent countless hours trying to convince Amazon employees to form a union.

AFP

Second Amazon site in New York kicks off vote on joining union

New York (AFP) - Workers at an Amazon sorting center in New York began voting Monday on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union, which recently became the first union at the e-commerce giant in the United States.

AFP

Bernie Sanders, AOC rally Amazon workers

If Jeff Bezos can afford a $500 million yacht, Sanders said, he can afford to pay living wages

Salon

Amazon labor organizers push for second union victory in New York

About 1,500 eligible workers at LDJ5 sorting center on Staten Island vote in union ballot, after recent success at JFK8 warehouse

The Guardian - US

Amazon union could face a tough road ahead after victory

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 danced in celebration

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Amazon’s first American union: inspiration from New York

Editorial: A famous victory for the tech giant’s employees in Staten Island can be a catalyst for change

The Guardian - UK

Why did Amazon workers win the fight to form a union in Staten Island but not in Alberta?

Amazon workers in Staten Island have achieved something the company has been fighting for years to prevent: a union.

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The Guardian - US

‘The model is listening’: union’s win at Amazon hatched in a small apartment

A suburban two-bedroom apartment was the HQ from which Amazon’s multimillion-dollar anti-union effort was defeated

Benzinga

Amazon To Appeal Its Defeat To New York Union

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) looks to appeal its loss to New York union organizers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Roughly 55% of the workers who cast valid votes from a Staten Island facility named JFK8 chose to side with Amazon Labor Union. WSJ notes that Amazon has accused the union organizers of threatening…

Salon

Workers used Amazon's tactics against it

Union organizers say Jeff Bezos' company's tactics backfired at Staten Island warehouse

The Independent UK

Amazon's first-ever union overcomes hurdles, faces new ones

A stunning upset in a union election on Staten Island had brought sudden exposure to the organizers and worker advocates who realized victory for the nascent Amazon Labor Union when so many other more established labor groups had failed before them

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Tribune News Service

Amazon union win in NYC holds potential to spread far and wide

Two years ago Amazon.com Inc.’s general counsel suggested focusing public attention on fired employee and labor activist Christian Smalls because he “wasn’t smart or articulate.”

Chicago Sun-Times

In first for Amazon, NYC workers vote to unionize

The victory was an uphill battle for the independent group, made up of former and current workers who lacked official backing from an established union and were out-gunned by the deep-pocketed retail giant.

The Independent UK

Labor groups close in on Amazon in two tight union elections

Labor organizers always knew it would be tough to convince Amazon workers to unionize

The Independent UK

Grassroots labor group takes on Amazon in NYC union fight

An independent group formed by former and current Amazon workers is trying to unionize a company warehouse in New York City

AFP

Yes or No? Amazon union vote gets underway in New York

Staten Island (United States) (AFP) - Under hazy skies and in the calm of morning, workers waited patiently in line outside the JFK8 warehouse Friday for a say on whether to establish Amazon's first US labor union.

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