#Amazon objects to union victory at Staten Island warehouse

#Amazon objects to union victory at Staten Island warehouse

“Amazon objects to union victory at Staten Island warehouse” Amazon accused a new union at one of its New York warehouses of threatening workers unless they voted to organize, an assertion an attorney for the labor group called “really absurd.” The National Labor Relations Board is giving Amazon until April 22 to back up objections to…

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#Amazon union leaders say AOC abandoned them

#Amazon union leaders say AOC abandoned them

“Amazon union leaders say AOC abandoned them” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrated the historic unionization of Amazon workers at a Staten Island distribution center this week — but labor organizers are shunning the progressive Democrat. Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was accused by supporters of the Amazon Labor Union of “leaving them high and dry” by failing to show…

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#TikTok’s favorite Staten Island influencer

#TikTok’s favorite Staten Island influencer

“TikTok’s favorite Staten Island influencer” He’s the cuisine cugine. Meet Danny Mondello, the Rossville, Staten Island, native behind the wildly popular TikTok account “Meals_by_cug.” Cug is short for cugine, which means “cousin” in Italian, but is also a colloquial term used to describe an Italian-American. “When I made this page, it was a persona. Cug…

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#Amazon’s NYC warehouse becomes first in US to unionize

#Amazon’s NYC warehouse becomes first in US to unionize

“Amazon’s NYC warehouse becomes first in US to unionize” Amazon workers at a warehouse in the New York City borough of Staten Island became the Seattle-based web giant’s first unionized US workers after winning a historic vote on Friday.  The vote came out to 2,654 votes in favor 2,131 against unionization, according to National Labor…

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#NYC Amazon workers begin voting in historic union election

#NYC Amazon workers begin voting in historic union election

“NYC Amazon workers begin voting in historic union election” Amazon workers at the company’s JFK8 Staten Island warehouse started casting ballots on Friday on whether to form a union as labor organizers look to New York for the first-ever union victory in the retail giant’s 28-year history. As the second-largest US private employer, Amazon has…

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#Staten Island politicians demand Albany fix NY bail-reform law

#Staten Island politicians demand Albany fix NY bail-reform law

“#Staten Island politicians demand Albany fix NY bail-reform law” Staten Island politicians demanded Tuesday that Albany lawmakers fix New York’s bail-reform laws and grant judges the power to keep pre-trial suspects they deem dangerous behind bars, joining a chorus of local officials who have backed Mayor Eric Adams’ call to action. “The main message here is…

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