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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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by Zak Failla
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NY Daily News Lays Off Half Of Newsroom Staff NY Daily News Lays Off Half Of Newsroom Staff
NY Daily News Lays Off Half Of Newsroom Staff “New York’s Hometown Paper,” the New York Daily News has seen its editorial staff gutted with half of those working in the newsroom being fired as part of a “fundamental restructuring," parent company Tronc announced on Monday in an email to employees,  “If you hate democracy and think local governments should operate unchecked and in the dark, then today is a good day for you,” editor-in-chief Jim Rich, who was also among those fired, posted on Twitter. According to multiple reports, the staff of the iconic tabloid in its 99th year of operation was informed during a one-minute meeting…

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