{"id":401222,"date":"2022-01-29T02:21:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T23:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ny-comptroller-dinapoli-warns-amazon-over-anti-union-behavior\/"},"modified":"2022-01-29T02:21:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T23:21:07","slug":"ny-comptroller-dinapoli-warns-amazon-over-anti-union-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-comptroller-dinapoli-warns-amazon-over-anti-union-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"#NY Comptroller DiNapoli warns Amazon over &#8216;anti-union&#8217; behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NY Comptroller DiNapoli warns Amazon over &#8216;anti-union&#8217; behavior<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The manager of New York\u2019s $270 billion pension fund is warning Amazon not to interfere in an upcoming union election at an Alabama facility, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who manages the state\u2019s pension fund \u2014 which holds more than $3 billion in Amazon shares \u2014 fired off a letter to the company this week amid reports that the online seller had been interfering with labor-organizing activities.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time DiNapoli has raised concerns over what he says is Amazon\u2019s anti-union behavior. <\/p>\n<p>Last February, he sent a letter to then-CEO Jeff Bezos asking about reports the company was interfering with a campaign to organize a union at its Bessemer, Alabama, facility. Employees there voted against forming a union, but that vote that was invalidated by the National Labor Relations Board, which found that Amazon had intimidated employees and interfered with the election process.<\/p>\n<p>A re-vote on whether workers will form a union at the Alabama warehouse will begin next week, on Feb. 4, when ballots will be mailed to employees\u2019 homes. Ballots are due back to the NLRB by March 28, and a final tally is expected in April.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/amazon-alabama-210330-AP22011684175908.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon facility in Alabama\" class=\"wp-image-21011889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/amazon-alabama-210330-AP22011684175908.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/amazon-alabama-210330-AP22011684175908.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/amazon-alabama-210330-AP22011684175908.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Workers are re-voting on whether to form a union at Amazon\u2019s facility in Bessemer, Alabama.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DiNapoli\u2019s letter this week, which is addressed to Bezos and new CEO Andy Jassy, along with other top company officials, doesn\u2019t threaten to sell the state\u2019s shares. The state has used its bully pulpit to try to press for change in the past: It yanked its money out of Unilever last year after its Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s brand said it wouldn\u2019t sell ice cream in \u201cthe Occupied Palestinian Territory\u201d \u2014 drawing fury from some Israelis at the time.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not likely the state would pull funds in this case. \u201cAmazon is a profitable investment,\u201d DiNapoli told The Post. \u201cWe want to stay invested in them, but we want them to be a good corporate citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, this week, the Retail, Wholesale Department Store Union, which is spearheading the union campaign at the Alabama warehouse, filed a complaint with the NLRB accusing Amazon of violating a Bessemer employee\u2019s right to talk about the union with his co-workers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amazon objected to the employee, Isaiah Thomas, speaking with his colleagues about the union vote during a work break, accusing Thomas of \u201cinterfering with fellow associates during their working time, in their work areas,\u201d according to a memo Amazon sent Thomas, which was shared with the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> by the union.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/ice-cream-210520-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ben &amp; Jerry's ice cream\" class=\"wp-image-21011894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/ice-cream-210520-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/ice-cream-210520-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/ice-cream-210520-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The New York state pension fund yanked its money out of Unilever last year after its Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s brand said it wouldn\u2019t sell ice cream in \u201cthe Occupied Palestinian Territory.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are arguing that Amazon has already violated labor laws with respect to this election,\u201d RWDSU spokeswoman, Chelsea Connor told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>DiNapoli\u2019s letter did not cite specific examples of Amazon\u2019s allegedly anti-union activities, but referenced \u201cnegative publicity\u201d that \u201cfurther exacerbated the perception that Amazon is labor-unfriendly, which has raised concerns among shareholders,\u201d according to the letter which was shared with The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The comptroller is urging Amazon to adopt a \u201cpolicy of neutrality\u201d and reminded the retailer that its settlement with the NLRB last year calls for it to allow employees to \u201cfreely organize without interference or retaliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amazon did not immediately respond for comment and it also has not yet responded to the comptroller\u2019s letter, DiNapoli said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/amazon-alabama-210330-AP21089718037606.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon facility in Alabama\" class=\"wp-image-21011912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/amazon-alabama-210330-AP21089718037606.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/amazon-alabama-210330-AP21089718037606.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/amazon-alabama-210330-AP21089718037606.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Workers at an Alabama facility for Amazon will vote starting next week on whether to form a union.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company is also under fire in NYC where employees are waging a campaign to organize a Staten Island warehouse. Amazon representatives allegedly told employees there that union organizers are \u201cthugs\u201d and that vote to form a union there is \u201cfutile\u201d according to a Vice report, citing an NLRB complaint the publication obtained.<\/p>\n<p>The complaints were filed in May and June by Amazon workers and the matter is slated to go to trial, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese allegations are false and we look forward to showing that through this process,\u201d Kelly Nantel, an Amazon spokesperson, told Vice.\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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