Amazon workers at Staten Island warehouse will vote next month on whether to unionize
Amazon workers in New York will vote on unionization | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Workers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island in New York City will hold an election next month to decide whether to unionize, the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) said Wednesday. Workers at the warehouse, called JFK8, will vote between March 25th and March 30th, according to the ALU, which is representing the workers. The election will be held in person at a tent outside the warehouse, the ALU tweeted.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) did not immediately confirm the dates and said the two sides were still in discussion" Wednesday afternoon. But the regulator determined last month that unionization efforts at Amazon's JFK8 warehouse had reached a sufficient showing of interest" to hold an election.
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