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May 2, 2022 06:35 pm

Amazon Labor Union stumbles as workers vote down union at second NYC facility





The election for the facility was held last week. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge



Amazon workers at the LDJ5 facility in Staten Island, New York, have voted against organizing with the Amazon Labor Union at a count of 618 nos to 380 yeses. The facility has around 1,600 workers in total and began its election last week.


It’s been a long road to the election at LDJ5. In October 2021, the ALU petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (or NLRB) to hold an election at four Staten Island facilities, including the sorting center. However, to make sure it had a sufficient showing of interest, the union refiled its petition to only include the JFK8 facility. In February, the ALU filed a new petition to hold an election for LDJ5, which was approved in March. The ALU pulled off a historic victory the next month, when workers...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/2/23053665/amazon-ldj5-union-vote-results

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