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Amazon Labor Union
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.
People
Amazon Labor Union: ‘a marathon, not a sprint’
Leaders of the new union were the guests of honor at the annual Portland Jobs with Justice dinner this month.
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.
Building our communities
AFSCME sends solidarity funds from Oregon to Amazon Union
A local AFSCME affiliate and its Oregon statewide council are contributing $10,000 to support the independent Amazon Labor Union.
Politics
From warehouse to White house
Workers organizing at Amazon, Starbucks, REI, Seattle game maker Paizo, and the animation studio Titmouse recently visited the President.
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.
