Amazon is planning to appeal Staten Island union’s victory
at its warehouse in Staten Island, alleging that organizers pressured workers into voting to organize.that the company revealed its intention to appeal JFK8’s election in a legal filing released to the public on Thursday. Roughly 55 percent of workers at the JFK8 warehouse voted to join the Amazon Labor Union, the first victory of its kind for Amazon workers in the US. The company has until April 22nd to gather evidence and formally file its objections to the National Labor Relations Board .
In the document, Amazon gave a preview of what objections it plans on raising. The company wrote that it believes that the union threatened employees unless they voted to unionize. Some may think this is a fairly ironic move on Amazon’s part, considering NLRB accused the company of threatening employees unless. Amazon also accused the union of “electioneering” or interfering while employees waited in line to vote.
Eric Milner, an attorney who represents the ALU, believes that Amazon’s objections will be dismissed."To say that the Amazon Labor Union was threatening employees is really absurd," Milner said toMeanwhile, a separate labor union attempting to organize an Amazon facility in Alabama filed its own objections on Thursday regarding the pending results of its recent rerun election.
“Amazon’s behavior must not go unchallenged, and workers in Bessemer, Alabama must have their rights protected under the law. We urge the NLRB to carefully review our objections and ensure no company, not even with the bottomless pockets of Amazon, is allowed to act above the law,” said RWDSU president Stuart Appelbaum in a statement.All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links.
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