Amazon loses key step in its attempt to reverse its workers' historic union vote

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Workers in Staten Island voted to join the Amazon Labor Union, the company appealed the result. A federal labor official presided over weeks of hearings and is now recommending that Amazon's objections be rejected and that the union should be certified.

"As we showed throughout the hearing with dozens of witnesses and hundreds of pages of documents, both the NLRB and the ALU improperly influenced the outcome of the election and we don't believe it represents what the majority of our team wants," Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in a statement on Thursday, saying the company would appeal the

hearing officer's conclusion.serves as a recommendation for a formal decision by the National Labor Relations Board, which does not have to follow the recommendation, though typically does. Amazon has until Sept. 16 to file its objections. If the company fails to sway the NLRB, the agency will require the company to begin negotiations with the union.

 

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People don't need the government's permission to organize or bargain collectively.

How the rich stay rich. Deny unions for overworked and underpaid employees

How have police unions worked out ?

YES!

Woohooo ! Good for the workers ! Keep it up !

The island of republicans joins unions? What is this world coming to?

Imagine timing bathroom breaks and making delivery drivers pee in bottles. Then having the nerve to act outraged when they unionize. Amazon:

If people vote to join a union why is there even any questions? Our laws are written so obviously against working people.

I understand that Honeywell is laying people off because they lost an Amazon contract because Amazon lost so much business last year that they don't need the products Honeywell produces for Amazon.

Well done.

Solidarity!

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