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Workers at Amazon’s JFK8 Staten Island warehouse have become the first warehouse in the company’s history to successfully unionize. While the company is disappointed with the results, workers should be thrilled for the opportunity to fight for better wages, benefits, and humane working conditions. John Iadarola, Francesca Fiorentini, and Adrienne Lawrence discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live

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https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/amazons-ny-union-vote-count-continues-labor-leads-2022-04-01/

“Workers at an Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) warehouse in New York City voted to form the first union at the second-largest U.S. private employer, a victory that adds to recent grassroots success by labor activists pushing into new industries.

Employees at the online retailer's fulfillment center in the borough of Staten Island, known as JFK8, secured a majority by voting 2,654 to 2,131 in support of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), or about 55% in favor, according to a count released on Friday by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

The vote represented a victory for U.S. organized labor and a milestone for labor advocates, who for years have considered Amazon's labor practices a threat to workers.

"We're disappointed with the outcome of the election in Staten Island because we believe having a direct relationship with the company is best for our employees," the company said in a statement.
It added that it is evaluating options including filing objections based on inappropriate and undue influence by the NLRB."

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