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Amazon Explores Options After Workers At NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse Amazon Explores Options After Workers At NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse
Amazon Explores Options After Workers At NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse After a New York Amazon fulfillment center became the first to unionize, the online retail giant is weighing its options as it moves forward. Workers from the JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island voted overwhelmingly to unionize, making history in becoming the first in the company’s history to successfully form a union. Original story - Amazon Workers At Massive NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse Now, Amazon is determining its next steps as they challenge the result of the vote, which saw the measure passed by more than 500 votes. “Amazon Labor Union (ALU) has mad…

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Amazon Workers At Massive NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse Amazon Workers At Massive NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse
Amazon Workers At Massive NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse Workers at an Amazon warehouse in New York have made history in becoming the first in the company’s history to successfully form a union. In Staten Island, voters from the JFK8 fulfillment center easily voted to approve the measure, with the Amazon Labor Union winning 2,654 yes votes versus 2,131 no votes for the company. It represents the first group of Amazon employees to unionize in the company’s history - something Amazon has valiantly fought to avoid - though it may still look to overturn the result. Amazon has until Friday, April 8 to dispute the results of the vote. “(Amazon) wante…

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