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The key to worker power in America? Let a thousand Chris Smalls bloom

Labor leader and fired Amazon worker Chris Smalls says workers at 100 Amazon facilities have contacted him to set up a union. They need support

The Guardian - US

Amazon fires two union organisers and several managers at Staten Island facility

Tristan Dutchin and Mat Cusick say they were fired last week over job performance issues and Covid-19 sick leave, respectively

The Independent UK

Amazon union takes fight to the C-suite

As union fights for contracts, big pension funds with billions in Amazon stock plan an assault on corporate board

Salon

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Amazon reportedly fires at least six New York managers involved in labor union

According to the New York Times, the dismissals are regarded as the company’s response to the recent unionization victory

The Guardian - US

Amazon anti-union confabs deemed illegal by labor officials

U.S. labor board prosecutors have determined that anti-union meetings held by Amazon.com Inc. in Staten Island, New York, violated federal law, according to an agency spokesperson.

Tribune News Service

Amazon Workers Vote Against Unionizing Second Warehouse; Company To Get Hearing That Could Overturn First Union Vote

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) workers have voted against unionizing a second warehouse in New York City in the borough of Staten Island, known as LDJ5, with 618 to 380 against joining the Labor Union, Reuters reported. The turnout was 61%, It could slow the momentum for labor union advocates that demanded better pay…

Benzinga

Amazon workers reject unionising at second Staten Island warehouse election

Following stunning victory against retail giant, Amazon Labor Union vows ‘fight has just begun’ after election defeat

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Amazon Labor Union fails to repeat victory in Staten Island Amazon warehouse election

An Amazon sorting center on Staten Island in New York has voted against unionizing, a month after a larger Amazon warehouse across the street voted to join the Amazon Labor Union.

WEKU

Vote tally begins in 2nd Amazon union election in NYC

A federal labor board on Monday will count ballots cast by warehouse workers in a second Amazon union election on Staten Island

The Independent UK

Amazon, union face off in a rematch election in New York

Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union drive are headed for a rematch Monday

The Independent UK

Bernie Sanders, AOC rally Amazon workers

If Jeff Bezos can afford a $500 million yacht, Sanders said, he can afford to pay living wages

Salon

‘If we can do it, everybody can’: How the Amazon Labor Union is starting a movement

The upstart union took on the retail giant and won. Organisers, labor groups, Bernie Sanders and AOC hope there’s more to come, Alex Woodward reports from Staten Island

The Independent UK

Amazon labor organizers push for second union victory in New York

About 1,500 eligible workers at LDJ5 sorting center on Staten Island vote in union ballot, after recent success at JFK8 warehouse

The Guardian - US

Ocasio-Cortez to unionized Amazon workers: victory is ‘just the beginning’

Democratic congresswoman joins Bernie Sanders in Staten Island and says workers’ successful effort was ‘first domino to fall’

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The Independent UK

Amazon union could face a tough road ahead after victory

In the aftermath of their hard-won labor victory, Amazon workers in the New York City borough of Staten Island popped Champagne, cheered their victory and danced in celebration

Benzinga

Amazon Faces Activism Over Workplace Safety

A group of New York City and state pension funds owning over $5.3 billion of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock or ~0.3% of the company's market value urged fellow shareholders to vote against the re-election of two board members, the Wall Street Journal reports. New York City's pension fund paired up with New York…

Axios

Amazon must reinstate warehouse worker fired after Staten Island protest, judge rules

Amazon said it will appeal the decision, which found it acted "unlawfully."

The Independent UK

Kim Kardashian reveals she’s been on dates in Staten Island with Pete Davidson: ‘An amazing place’

‘Staten Island has surprisingly been so low-key for us’

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The Guardian - US

Wave of union victories suggests union-busting consultants may have lost their sway

Challenging anti-union rhetoric and pro-union attitudes of younger workers are undermining highly paid consultants

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Amazon’s first American union: inspiration from New York

Editorial: A famous victory for the tech giant’s employees in Staten Island can be a catalyst for change

The Conversation

Why did Amazon workers win the fight to form a union in Staten Island but not in Alberta?

Amazon workers in Staten Island have achieved something the company has been fighting for years to prevent: a union.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Amazon workers scored a huge union victory but face a tough road ahead

The union victory at Amazon’s JFK8 facility in Staten Island was truly remarkable. A majority of the employees there voted last week for union representation despite the company’s hard-nosed union avoidance tactics, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the company’s history.

The Guardian - US

‘The model is listening’: union’s win at Amazon hatched in a small apartment

A suburban two-bedroom apartment was the HQ from which Amazon’s multimillion-dollar anti-union effort was defeated

Sports Illustrated

How Kelsie Whitmore Became the Face of Women’s Baseball Progress

The 23-year-old signed with the Atlantic League’s Staten Island FerryHawks on Thursday. She hopes she won’t be the last.

Benzinga

Amazon To Appeal Its Defeat To New York Union

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) looks to appeal its loss to New York union organizers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Roughly 55% of the workers who cast valid votes from a Staten Island facility named JFK8 chose to side with Amazon Labor Union. WSJ notes that Amazon has accused the union organizers of threatening…

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