Published 2 years ago

Amazon workers in NYC vote to unionize in historic labor win

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Votes were still being tabulated, but union supporters secured a wide enough margin to give the fledgling Amazon Labor Union enough support to pull off a victory. 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. The votes that were either voided or contested by either Amazon or the ALU did not appear to be enough to sway the outcome.

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Times of India

Amazon workers in New York warehouse vote to form a union

Workers at an Amazon.com facility in New York City's Staten Island on Friday voted in favor of forming a union, making it the online retailer's first US facility to organize. Employees at the fulfillment center, known as JFK8, who supported the Amazon Labor Union secured a majority by hundreds of votes for the win.

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Amazon workers win battle to form first US union

The Amazon Labor Union won a contest to establish the first unionised Amazon warehouse in the US.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

Historic labour win: Amazon workers in NYC vote to unionize

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2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Amazon workers declare victory with historic union election in New York

Amazon workers in New York City have declared victory following preliminary results of a union election at a Staten Island warehouse, where employees have voted to form the first union among the company’s warehouse workers in the US, a bitter defeat for one of the world’s largest companies during a historic wave of labour organising across the country.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

New York warehouse workers vote to form first U.S. union at Amazon

Workers at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse in New York City voted to form the first union at the second-largest U.S. private employer, a victory that adds to recent grassroots successes by labor activists pushing into new industries.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Amazon workers at New York warehouse vote to unionize, 1st of retail giant's U.S. workforce to do so | CBC News

Amazon warehouse workers in the Staten Island borough of New York City voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the online retail giant's history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fuelled the union drive.

2 years ago·Canada

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