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No Thanks: Amazon Workers In NY Vote Against Unionizing No Thanks: Amazon Workers In NY Vote Against Unionizing
No Thanks: Amazon Workers In NY Vote Against Unionizing Employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in upstate New York voted overwhelmingly against unionizing Tuesday, Oct. 18. Workers at the Rensselaer County warehouse, located on Highway 9 in Schodack, voted 406 to 206 against being represented by the newly formed Amazon Labor Union (ALU), according to News Channel 13 WNYT in Albany.  Earlier Report: 'Retaliation Fund': Schodack Amazon Workers Hoping To Unionize Start GoFundMe Results of the multi-day vote were counted at a National Labor Relations Board office and were finalized shortly before noon. Speaking with reporters after the vote, l…
'Retaliation Fund': NY Amazon Workers Hoping To Unionize Start GoFundMe 'Retaliation Fund': NY Amazon Workers Hoping To Unionize Start GoFundMe
'Retaliation Fund': NY Amazon Workers Hoping To Unionize Start GoFundMe This article has been updated to include a response from Amazon. Employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in New York who are trying to unionize have launched a GoFundMe campaign to combat what they describe as retaliation from management. Created by Unionize Amazon campaign manager Heather Goodall, it claims that workers at a warehouse in Rensselaer County, located on Highway 9 in Schodack, have been threatened, harassed, or fired since starting efforts with the Amazon Labor Union in June 2022. “The anti-union propaganda has been so aggressive that managers have started verbally attacki…
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…
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…
COVID-19: Firing Of Amazon Worker Who Organized Walkout Sparks Backlash COVID-19: Firing Of Amazon Worker Who Organized Walkout Sparks Backlash
Covid-19: Firing Of Amazon Worker Who Organized Walkout Sparks Backlash An Amazon warehouse employee in New York who organized a strike as he demanded greater protections for employees amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been fired. Chris Smalls, an hourly employee at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse, helped organize a strike of employees who alleged that a co-worker was diagnosed with the virus and the retail giant didn’t take proper precautions. Smalls was fired on Monday, March 30, following the strike. “Since the building won’t close by itself, we’re going to have to force (Amazon’s) hand,” Chris Smalls said to CNBC this week. “We …
Ousted Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner's Company Files Bankruptcy Ousted Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner's Company Files Bankruptcy
Ousted Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner's Company Files Bankruptcy The hits keep coming for former Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner Joseph Spiezio, whose business is reportedly filing for bankruptcy two weeks after he lost his position for driving a city vehicle with a suspended license. Spiezio, who is in the process of selling Waste Services Inc. to a Connecticut company has filed for bankruptcy, according to a lohud report. Spiezio reportedly stated that he can only follow through with the sale following bankruptcy hearings due to a lawsuit by the National Labor Relations Board. According to the report, in bankruptcy court, Spiezio listed his com…