{"id":428272,"date":"2022-04-08T02:09:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T23:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazon-objects-to-union-victory-at-staten-island-warehouse\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T02:09:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T23:09:24","slug":"amazon-objects-to-union-victory-at-staten-island-warehouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-objects-to-union-victory-at-staten-island-warehouse\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon objects to union victory at Staten Island warehouse"},"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-6a2ea62209f7c\" 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-6a2ea62209f7c\" 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\/amazon-objects-to-union-victory-at-staten-island-warehouse\/#%E2%80%9CAmazon_objects_to_union_victory_at_Staten_Island_warehouse%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Amazon objects to union victory at Staten Island warehouse&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAmazon_objects_to_union_victory_at_Staten_Island_warehouse%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Amazon objects to union victory at Staten Island warehouse&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Amazon\u00a0accused 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 \u201creally absurd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Labor Relations Board is giving Amazon until April 22 to back up objections to last week\u2019s election, in which Staten Island workers voted to form the company\u2019s first American union. Amazon had requested extra time to provide evidence because its objections are \u201csubstantial,\u201d it said in a filing Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A certified election result would give organized labor a foothold in the United States\u2019 second-largest private employer, with the potential to alter how Amazon manages its finely tuned operation.<\/p>\n<p>Some 55% of workers who voted at Amazon\u2019s JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island opted to join the Amazon Labor Union, which has demanded higher pay and job security. Since the result, US workers from another 50 buildings have contacted the union, the group\u2019s leader has 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\/04\/amazon-voting-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon distribution center on Staten Island. \" class=\"wp-image-21823644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-voting-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-voting-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-voting-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The National Labor Relations Board is giving Amazon until April 22 to back up objections to last week\u2019s election.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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-voting-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Staten Island workers wait in line to vote.\" class=\"wp-image-21823645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-voting-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-voting-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-voting-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Among Amazon\u2019s planned objections to the outcome are that the ALU interfered with employees in line to vote and that long waits depressed turnout, Amazon\u2019s filing said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among Amazon\u2019s planned objections to the outcome are that the ALU interfered with employees in line to vote and that long waits depressed turnout, Amazon\u2019s filing said. Some 58% of eligible voters cast ballots in person over several days.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Eric Milner, an attorney representing the ALU from law firm Simon &amp; Milner, dismissed Amazon\u2019s claims as false and said they would be overruled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo say that the Amazon Labor Union was threatening employees is really absurd,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Amazon Labor Union is Amazon employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ALU has filed various unfair labor practice charges against Amazon\u2019s conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The retailer faces a high bar in demonstrating that the ALU not only violated rules for engagement with employees, but that those violations influenced the outcome, said John Logan, a labor professor at San Francisco State University. The NLRB also typically treats employers\u2019 alleged violations more seriously than alleged wrongdoing by unions because companies have greater power over workers, he said in a telephone interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be really tough\u201d for Amazon, he said.<\/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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