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Union democracy
Amazon union joins Teamsters
ALU represents about 8,300 workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Staten Island, New York. But they've struggled to win a first contract.
Union Organizing
NLRB certifies Amazon Labor Union win
Amazon held up the certification for nine months through legal objections, but the NLRB has again dismissed Amazon's complaints.
Union Organizing
Amazon union launches third New York campaign
Amazon Labor Union, which unionized an Amazon warehouse in April, announced it’s organizing at a facility near Albany, New York.
Union Organizing
Union at Amazon
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, have voted 2,654 to 2,131 to join the brand-new grassroots Amazon Labor Union.
Union Organizing
Amazon workers get second union vote
NLRB ordered a new election after Amazon broke labor law at its Alabama warehouse. Ballots, mailed out Feb. 4, will be counted March 28.
Jobs
Amazon shuts out union workers in Woodburn
Local building trade unions have been picketing the colossal construction site to protest out-of-state contractors and subpar wages.
National
Amazon ordered to notify workers of union rights
It’s one of the most far-reaching settlements to date after Amazon was found guilty of trampling workers’ rights to unionize.
Union Organizing
NLRB finds Amazon broke the law, orders new election at warehouse in Alabama
Amazon’s “flagrant disregard” for labor law was so egregious that a new election must be held at its distribution center in Bessemer.
Union Organizing
Amazon workers reject union
At the Bessemer "fulfillment center" workers rejected the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union 738 to 1,798.
