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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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COVID-19: Stop & Shop Extends Pay Raise For 56,000 Workers COVID-19: Stop & Shop Extends Pay Raise For 56,000 Workers
Covid-19: Stop & Shop Extends Pay Raise For 56,000 Workers Stop & Shop and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) have announced the extension of a 10-percent pay increase for hourly store workers through Saturday, July 4 amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  The measure covers approximately 56,000 associates in over 400 stores throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey. “With incredible dedication, teamwork and care for our customers, Stop & Shop associates are continuing to make extraordinary contributions throughout this situation,” said Gordon Reid, Stop & Shop Pres…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Grocery Workers Should Be Classified As First Responders, Stop & Shop, Union Say COVID-19: Grocery Workers Should Be Classified As First Responders, Stop & Shop, Union Say
Covid-19: Grocery Workers Should Be Classified As First Responders, Stop & Shop, Union Say Stop & Shop and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union are calling on federal and state governments to designate associates at grocery stores as “extended first responders” or “emergency personnel.” Stop & Shop and UFCW additionally announced that a 10-percent increase in pay for union hourly store associates would be extended through Saturday, May 30.  Stop & Shop and UFCW first announced the pay increase on Sunday, March 22, along with flexible hours for associates and up to two weeks of additional paid sick leave for associates required to quarantine …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Rockland To Amazon: Come On Over Rockland To Amazon: Come On Over
Rockland To Amazon: Come On Over Won’t you be our neighbor? After Amazon’s shocking announcement that they would be scrapping plans to build a new HQ2 headquarters in Long Island City, new suitors have been lining up, attempting to court the online retailer. Rumors began circulating last week that Amazon was considering backpedaling out of their deal with New York. On Thursday, Feb. 14, the company announced that it was abandoning their plans. Hours after that announcement, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that his state was open for business. The following day, Rockland County Executive Ed Day threw his hat into the ring…

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by Zak Failla
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Amazon Now Reconsidering Plans To Open Second Headquarters In New York, Report Says Amazon Now Reconsidering Plans To Open Second Headquarters In New York, Report Says
Amazon Now Reconsidering Plans To Open Second Headquarters In New York, Report Says Amazon may be getting cold feet and be ready to backpedal out of its plan to build a new campus in New York City. In November, the online retailer announced that it has chosen two locations for its new HQ2 project, one in Long Island City, and a second in Virginia. However, according to a new report released Friday, Amazon is reconsidering its choice in New York. "The question is whether it's worth it if the politicians in New York don't want the project, especially with how people in Virginia and Nashville have been so welcoming," one person familiar with Amazon's plans told The Washington…

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by Zak Failla