Amazon Workers Win Historic Fight, Establishing First Unionized Amazon Warehouse in America
The workers won the unionization drive by more than 500 votes, after raising money on GoFundMe.
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Up against one of the most powerful companies in the world, Amazon Labor Union won its union drive in Staten Island, NY, on Friday, becoming the first unionized Amazon warehouse in America. The independent union, which is led by current and former warehouse workers and unaffiliated with traditional labor heavyweight outfits like the Teamsters, won the election by more than 500 votes: 2,654 to 2,131. This was a real David vs. Goliath-type fight, and the outcome is a very big deal.
The company’s JFK8 facility employees more than 8,000 people. After more than 2,000 warehouse workers signed union authorization cards, the union filed for an election in October 2021. (A union authorization card says the employee wants to represented by a union.)