Amazon workers in New York make history by voting to form union

Historic victory' as Staten Island workers vote 2,654 to 2,131 in favor, in first successful US organizing effort in Amazon's history

Amazon workers in New York have voted to form a union in what labor leaders are calling a historic victory" against the US's second largest employer.

In Staten Island, New York, 2,654 warehouse workers voted yes to forming a union, while 2,131 voted no, according to a tally by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).