Amazon.com Inc. has said it objects to a union victory at its JFK8 warehouse in the New York City borough of Staten Island on April 2, accusing the new union, Amazon Labor Union (ALU), of having threatened workers into voting. The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said in an April 6 filing that it is giving Amazon until April 22 to provide further evidence to support its objections to the election. Amazon said it had requested extra time to “further compile, review and outline evidence to support, among others, its objections that: petitioner threatened employees to coerce them into voting yes” and that “petitioner electioneered and interfered with employees waiting in line to vote.” The tech giant also claims that “voter turnout was significantly depressed by the manner in which the region conducted the first polling period, and all subsequent polling periods, which resulted in long waits,” and that agents of the Amazon Labor …
Amazon Objects to Staten Island Union Victory, Alleges Employees Were Coerced Into Voting
April 8, 2022
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