Workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island will determine whether or not they want to form a union. The vote count began Thursday afternoon. It is unclear when the results will be revealed. Counting could potentially carry into Friday.
The vote count began Thursday afternoon. It is unclear when the results will be revealed. Counting could potentially carry into Friday. began simultaneously Thursday in Alabama, where the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union faces a tough challenge in a re-do election to unionize Amazon workers in the city of Bessemer. The union said that election had a turnout rate of about 39%, with only 2,375 of the nearly 6,100 eligible workers voting through mail-in ballots.
The warehouse in Staten Island employs more than 8,300 workers, who pack and ship supplies to customers based mostly in the Northeast. A labor win is considered an uphill battle. But organizers believe their grassroots approach is more relatable to workers and could help them overcome where established unions have failed in the past.
[Most read] FBI has joined investigation targeting possible ghost payrolling in Cook County sheriff’s office, sources sayThe ALU said they don’t have a demographic breakdown of the warehouse workers in Staten Island and Amazon declined to provide the information to The Associated Press, citing the union vote. Internal records leaked to The New York Times from 2019 showed more than 60% of the hourly associates at the facility were Black or Latino, while most of managers were white or Asian.
ALU organizers say they’re optimistic about their chances at pulling off a win, but challenges remain.
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