Amazon says union and NLRB “suppressed and influenced” Staten Island election
by Mitchell Clark from The Verge - All Posts on (#5Y02Z)
It's asking the election results be overturned. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon has officially filed its objections to the Amazon Labor Union's win in Staten Island, New York, and is asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to order a new election. The objections expand upon a document the company recently submitted that signaled its intent to fight the election results - the company now says that ALU members intimidated employees," recorded voters in the polling place," and distributed marijuana to employees in exchange for their support," according to an excerpt posted by Financial Times reporter Dave Lee.
The full complaint was not immediately available from the NLRB on Friday. The Amazon Labor Union didn't immediately reply to The Verge's request for comment.
In a statement emailed to The Verge,...