{"id":385141,"date":"2021-12-23T22:11:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T19:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazon-settles-with-nlrb-to-give-workers-power-to-unionize\/"},"modified":"2021-12-23T22:11:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T19:11:17","slug":"amazon-settles-with-nlrb-to-give-workers-power-to-unionize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-settles-with-nlrb-to-give-workers-power-to-unionize\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon settles with NLRB to give workers power to unionize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Amazon settles with NLRB to give workers power to unionize<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Amazon, under pressure to improve worker rights, has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to allow its workers to freely organize \u2014 and without retaliation.<\/p>\n<p>According to the agreement, the online behemoth said it would reach out to its warehouse workers \u2014 former and current \u2014 via email who were on the job anytime from March 22 to now to notify them of their organizing rights. The settlement outlines that Amazon workers, who number 750,000 in the US, have more room to organize within the buildings. For example, Amazon pledged it will not threaten workers with discipline or call the police when they are engaging in union activity in exterior non-work areas during non-work time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether a company has 10 employees or a million employees, it must abide by the National Labor Relations Act,\u201d said NLRB <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> counsel Jennifer Abruzzo in a statement. \u201cThis settlement agreement provides a crucial commitment from Amazon to millions of its workers across the United States that it will not interfere with their right to act collectively to improve their workplace by forming a union or taking other collective action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that \u201cworking people should know that the National Labor Relations Board will vigorously seek to ensure Amazon\u2019s compliance with the settlement and continue to defend the labor rights of all workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/amazon-agrees-to-let-workers-unionize2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon workers in Staten Island, NY, protest conditions there in March 2020. Workers walked out on Dec. 22, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-20595988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/amazon-agrees-to-let-workers-unionize2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/amazon-agrees-to-let-workers-unionize2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/amazon-agrees-to-let-workers-unionize2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amazon has faced organizing efforts at its warehouses in Alabama and this one on Staten Island, where workers staged a walkout on Dec. 22, 2021, during the holiday rush.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amazon, based in Seattle, couldn\u2019t be reached im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely for comment.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Amazon has faced organizing efforts at warehouses in Alabama and New York. The efforts come amid heightened labor unrest at other companies in the United States. Other companies, such as Kellogg, Starbucks and Deere, are also fighting back against organizing efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The unrest comes as labor shortages are giving workers a rare upper hand in wage negotiations and demands for more flexibility in their work schedules.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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