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Amazon goes for a rematch with labour union

Amazon has accused the National Labour Relation Board’s Brooklyn office of appearing to support the union drive and alleged that labour organizers intimidated workers to vote in their favor. The union organisers have dismissed Amazon’s claims.

The Hindu

Vote tally begins in 2nd Amazon union election in NYC

A federal labor board on Monday will count ballots cast by warehouse workers in a second Amazon union election on Staten Island

The Independent UK

Amazon, union face off in a rematch election in New York

Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union drive are headed for a rematch Monday

The Independent UK

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Bernie Sanders, AOC rally Amazon workers

If Jeff Bezos can afford a $500 million yacht, Sanders said, he can afford to pay living wages

Salon

Amazon labor organizers push for second union victory in New York

About 1,500 eligible workers at LDJ5 sorting center on Staten Island vote in union ballot, after recent success at JFK8 warehouse

The Guardian - US

Amazon union could face a tough road ahead after victory

In the aftermath of their hard-won labor victory, Amazon workers in the New York City borough of Staten Island popped Champagne, cheered their victory and danced in celebration

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Amazon’s first American union: inspiration from New York

Editorial: A famous victory for the tech giant’s employees in Staten Island can be a catalyst for change

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Why did Amazon workers win the fight to form a union in Staten Island but not in Alberta?

Amazon workers in Staten Island have achieved something the company has been fighting for years to prevent: a union.

The Conversation

‘The model is listening’: union’s win at Amazon hatched in a small apartment

A suburban two-bedroom apartment was the HQ from which Amazon’s multimillion-dollar anti-union effort was defeated

The Guardian - US

Amazon To Appeal Its Defeat To New York Union

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) looks to appeal its loss to New York union organizers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Roughly 55% of the workers who cast valid votes from a Staten Island facility named JFK8 chose to side with Amazon Labor Union. WSJ notes that Amazon has accused the union organizers of threatening…

Benzinga

Workers used Amazon's tactics against it

Union organizers say Jeff Bezos' company's tactics backfired at Staten Island warehouse

Salon

Amazon's first-ever union overcomes hurdles, faces new ones

A stunning upset in a union election on Staten Island had brought sudden exposure to the organizers and worker advocates who realized victory for the nascent Amazon Labor Union when so many other more established labor groups had failed before them

The Independent UK

Amazon union win in NYC holds potential to spread far and wide

Two years ago Amazon.com Inc.’s general counsel suggested focusing public attention on fired employee and labor activist Christian Smalls because he “wasn’t smart or articulate.”

Tribune News Service

In first for Amazon, NYC workers vote to unionize

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 and were out-gunned by the deep-pocketed retail giant.

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The Independent UK

Labor groups close in on Amazon in two tight union elections

Labor organizers always knew it would be tough to convince Amazon workers to unionize

The Independent UK

Grassroots labor group takes on Amazon in NYC union fight

An independent group formed by former and current Amazon workers is trying to unionize a company warehouse in New York City

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