Several dozen night-shift employees at a Staten Island site that recently voted to unionize had refused to work amid safety concerns. Source: New York Times
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NLRB Finds Merit in Union Accusations Against Amazon and Starbucks
Workers had accused the companies of unlawful behavior during recent union campaigns. Source: New York Times
Amazon Union Loses Vote at Second Staten Island Warehouse
The results were a setback for the upstart Amazon Labor Union, which won a landmark victory last month at a larger Amazon warehouse nearby. Source: New York Times
Amazon Workers Begin Voting on Union at Another Staten Island Facility
The balloting will take place this week and could produce the second union at an Amazon facility in the United States. Source: New York Times
Amazon Union Success May Point to a New Labor Playbook
The success of an independent drive has organized labor asking whether it should take more of a back seat. Source: New York Times
Christian Smalls of the Amazon Labor Union on His Style
“If I was to run for president, I would look just like this,” said Christian Smalls, the president of the Amazon Labor Union. Source: New York Times
How Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer Beat Amazon
The company’s crackdown on a worker protest in New York backfired and led to a historic labor victory. Source: New York Times
A Second Amazon Site on Staten Island Will Have a Union Election
The National Labor Relations Board approved the voting at a warehouse next to JFK8, where another election is in progress. Source: New York Times
Union Election Is Set at Amazon's Staten Island Warehouse
The timing of the vote coincides with an election at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., outside Birmingham. Source: New York Times