NEW: An Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island became the first in the country to vote in favor of unionizing, a major blow for the retail and e-commerce giant.
The facility, known as JFK8, employs roughly 6,000 workers. Results announced Friday showed that they voted 2,654 to 2,131, with some votes still outstanding, to organize. The win must now be formalized by the National Labor Relations Board, which will certify the results.
“It’s official ‼️ Amazon Labor Union is the first Amazon union in US HISTORY ‼️ POWER TO THE PEOPLE! #UnionStrong #ALUfortheWin,” the union said Friday on Twitter. — Amazon Labor Union April 1, 2022 While the Staten Island facility’s union drive was successful, a separate effort in Bessemer, Alabama, appears to have fallen short once again.Last year, the Bessemer facility garnered national attention for its push, although it ultimately failed. The NLRB called for a redo election last year after it found that the company unduly interfered in the first election.
The Bessemer drive was a contentious one, with Amazon pushing back against the effort and drawing attention from political figures and prominent labor activists.
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