US labor board says Amazon illegally fired union organizer in New York
, the board has found merit in the group's allegations and plans to issue a formal complaint against the e-commerce giant if the case doesn't settle.
The Amazon Labor Union is made of up of former and current company workers and is an independent group not connected with major national unions. While the group failed to unionize Amazon's fulfillment centers in Staten Island last year, itwith the NLRB in December — a hearing is scheduled for that request next month.
Smith wasn't the only ALU organizer that Amazon had fired. ALU president Chris Smalls also lost his job after he held a walkout at Amazon's JFK8 facility over the e-commerce giant's handling of COVID-19 safety at the warehouse in 2020. Amazon explained back then that Smalls"received multiple warnings for violating social distancing guidelines."in a statement that it doesn't"think unions are the best answer for [its] employees.
in December, though, Amazon agreed to informs workers that they have the legal right to join, form or assist with a union through notices posted in workplaces, as well as on its mobile app and internal website.explains, NLRB brings complaints to agency judges if it finds merit in claims made by workers. The board's top prosecutor, Jennifer Abruzzo, one said she will"aggressively" seek court injunctions to get illegally fired employees back to work.
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