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Amazon, Starbucks worker unions are in limbo, even as UAW and others triumph

Amazon workers formed their first union. And at Starbucks, 380 stores are unionized, but not one has a contract. But the big, established unions have won big raises for workers.

WEKU

'The only enemy is Amazon': Chris Smalls talks Bezos, unions during WA visit

When Chris Smalls, the president of the first union at an Amazon warehouse in the U.S., visits classrooms, he says the 10-year-old students know who Jeff Bezos is — and often criticize him.

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‘Old-school union busting’: how US corporations are quashing the new wave of organizing

Victories at several companies energized organizers, but hostile corporations – and an impotent labor board – stymie negotiations

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Amazon illegally resisted NYC union drive, Labor Board judge says

Amazon.com Inc. violated federal labor law as part of its efforts to resist unionization at two facilities in New York City, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled in a case that tees up major potential changes to board precedent.

Tribune News Service

US Government Goes After Amazon Over Warehouse Worker Safety

OSHA found violations at three Amazon warehouses, according to a complaint published Thursday.

The Street

Amazon loses bid to overturn historic union win on Staten Island warehouse

Amazon should recognize its first unionized warehouse in the U.S., a federal labor official ruled.

WEKU

Union wins made big news this year. Here are 5 reasons why it's not the full story

Starbucks stores from coast to coast. An electric vehicle battery plant. The first Amazon warehouse in the U.S. All kinds of workplaces unionized in 2022, but winning elections is only the first step.

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US judge orders Amazon to ‘cease and desist’ anti-union retaliation

Company must read out public notice to employees at Staten Island warehouse, which won vote to unionize in April

The Guardian - US

Workers at Amazon’s largest air hub in the world push to form a union

Employees at the company’s hub outside Cincinnati Northern Kentucky international airport are now mobilizing

The Guardian - US

Amazon union push at California warehouse stalls

A group of Amazon workers at a fulfillment center in Moreno Valley, California, seeking to join the independent Amazon Labor Union have withdrawn a petition to hold a union election, mere weeks after launching their campaign, the National Labor Relations Board confirmed.

Los Angeles Times

Blow to Amazon union drive as New York workers reject latest bid

Warehouse workers near Albany vote against forming a union by nearly two to one margin

The Guardian - US

Workers at Amazon warehouse near Albany overwhelmingly reject union bid

It deals a major blow to the Amazon Labor Union, which was officially formed in April.

Axios

Amazon workers vote against unionizing at upstate NY warehouse

This marks the second loss for the upstart Amazon Labor Union, which previously formed Amazon's first unionized U.S. warehouse in Staten Island. Amazon is still fighting that historic first union win.

WEKU

Counting starts in latest union vote at Amazon US warehouse

New York (AFP) - US labor officials began counting ballots in New York Tuesday in the latest unionization drive at Amazon after workers delivered the retail behemoth a split decision in two earlier votes.

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The Independent UK

Amazon faces off with union in fight for a second warehouse

The startup union that clinched a historic labor victory at Amazon earlier this year is slated to face the company yet again as it aims to rack up more wins that could force the reluctant retail behemoth to the negotiating table

Los Angeles Times

Amazon workers in San Bernardino allege anti-union actions and retaliation

LOS ANGELES — A group of workers at an Amazon air freight hub in San Bernardino that has been pushing for a $5-per-hour pay increase and more robust safety measures accused the e-commerce giant of unfair labor practices in a Thursday filing with the National Labor Relations Board.

AFP

Workers at 3rd Amazon site in New York hold unionization vote

New York (AFP) - Amazon workers at an upstate New York warehouse began voting Wednesday on whether to unionize in the latest labor battle following a surprise union win earlier this year at another Amazon site.

Los Angeles Times

Amazon workers at Moreno Valley warehouse file for union election, a first in California

Amazon workers at a fulfillment center in Moreno Valley, California, filed a petition for a union election, the National Labor Relations Board confirmed Tuesday.

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The Guardian - US

‘People feel intimidated’: the battle to unionize second US Amazon warehouse

Wages and safety concerns are behind the push but the company is fighting fiercely to defeat the union drive, workers say

Los Angeles Times

Amazon workers at fulfillment center east of LA announce union drive

A coalition of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Moreno Valley, California, east of Los Angeles, announced Friday a push to join the Amazon Labor Union, which mounted the first successful unionization effort at any Amazon warehouse in the United States.

WEKU

Amazon warehouse workers in Albany will vote on unionization in October

About 400 workers will vote on whether to join the upstart Amazon Labor Union, which in the spring won a historic vote to form the company's first unionized U.S. warehouse in Staten Island.

AFP

US official rejects Amazon challenge to New York union vote

New York (AFP) - A US official Thursday rejected Amazon's efforts to overturn a worker vote in favor of unionization at a New York warehouse, dismissing the retailer's election complaints as groundless.

WEKU

Amazon loses key step in its attempt to reverse its workers' historic union vote

A federal labor official is recommending a dismissal of Amazon's objections after a lengthy hearing on the company's appeal against the historic union win at a warehouse in New York's Staten Island.

The Independent UK

Amazon workers in upstate New York file for union election

Amazon workers in upstate New York filed a petition for a union election on Tuesday, launching a major labor fight against the company

The Independent UK

Amazon workers in San Bernardino stage walk out to protest low pay and safety conditions

Workers at an air freight hub want a $5-per-hour raise and better temperature controls in the heat

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