{"id":425067,"date":"2022-04-01T19:34:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T16:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazons-nyc-warehouse-becomes-first-in-us-to-unionize\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T19:34:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T16:34:31","slug":"amazons-nyc-warehouse-becomes-first-in-us-to-unionize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazons-nyc-warehouse-becomes-first-in-us-to-unionize\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon&#8217;s NYC warehouse becomes first in US to unionize"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d3159461d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d3159461d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazons-nyc-warehouse-becomes-first-in-us-to-unionize\/#%E2%80%9CAmazons_NYC_warehouse_becomes_first_in_US_to_unionize%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Amazon&#8217;s NYC warehouse becomes first in US to unionize&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAmazons_NYC_warehouse_becomes_first_in_US_to_unionize%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Amazon&#8217;s NYC warehouse becomes first in US to unionize&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Amazon workers at a warehouse in the New York City borough of Staten Island became the Seattle-based web giant\u2019s first unionized US workers after winning a historic vote on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The vote came out to 2,654 votes in favor 2,131 against unionization, according to National Labor Relations Board officials.<\/p>\n<p>The Amazon Labor Union\u2019s victory came despite the group not being affiliated with any larger union coalition such as the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which is supporting Amazon union efforts in Bessemer, Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the organizing group has remained entirely independent since it was formed last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>About 8,300 people work at the Staten Island warehouse, which is called JFK8. Less than 5,000 voted in the union election.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to a request for comment on the result. <\/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\/04\/amazon-staten-island-80-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon JFK8\" class=\"wp-image-21743227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-staten-island-80-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-staten-island-80-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-staten-island-80-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amazon\u2019s JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island employs about 7,500 people. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The union\u2019s victory comes after years of knock-down, drag-out fighting between Amazon and activists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Staten Island, Amazon held mandatory anti-union meetings with employees at JFK8 \u2014 and blanketed them with letters and online ads urging them to vote against the effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you know, you vote NO,\u201d one of Amazon\u2019s Facebook and Instagram ads read.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/bezos-88-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos\" class=\"wp-image-21743299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/bezos-88-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/bezos-88-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/bezos-88-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amazon founder Jeff Bezos \u2014 here with his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez \u2014 is worth an estimated $191 billion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amazon also hired Global Strategy Group, a Democratic party-aligned public relations firm with close ties to disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to blast employees with anti-union messages, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/03\/31\/amazon-hired-pro-democrat-consultant-to-fight-staten-island-union-vote.html?__source=sharebar%7Ctwitter&amp;par=sharebar\">CNBC reported<\/a> on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And when the Amazon Labor Union\u2019s leader, ex-Amazon employee Chris Smalls, came to a JFK8 break room in February to give food to employees, Amazon called the cops and had him arrested for trespassing, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/amazon-labor-organizer-smalls-arrested-faces-trespass-charge-after-dropping-off-2022-02-24\/\">Reuters reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another Amazon warehouse on Staten Island, LDJ5, is set to hold a union election starting on April 25.\u00a0<\/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\/04\/amazon-31.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon union\" class=\"wp-image-21743191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-31.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-31.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-31.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amazon blanketed employees with anti-union messages. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pacific Press\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday, labor officials said that a separate union vote at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama would likely be decided in the coming days by 416 challenged ballots. After the initial count was finished on Thursday, 993 votes had been cast against union representation and 875 for unionization.<\/p>\n<p> Since the margin that the Bessemer union lost by is not greater than the number of challenged ballots, the final decision is set to hinge on the challenged ballots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Bessemer election <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be a much closer fight than last year\u2019s vote, in which labor activists lost by a two-to-one margin. Federal labor officials ordered a new election after they found that Amazon had interfered with the election process. <\/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\/03\/amazon-alabama_89.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A separate union election at Amazon's Bessemer, Alabama warehouse is set to come down to 416 challenged ballots. \" class=\"wp-image-21734111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-alabama_89.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-alabama_89.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-alabama_89.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A separate union election at Amazon\u2019s Bessemer, Alabama warehouse is set to come down to 416 challenged ballots. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amazon is not the only major US corporation to face a labor push in recent months. 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