Workers at one NYC facility vote for a union; those at another vote against

Attempts to unionize Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) workers at two large facilities in the Staten Island borough of New York City have produced mixed results, with workers at one voting for unionization and those at the other voting against. The latter results were announced on May 2, 2022. Meanwhile, Amazon is asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to invalidate the vote in favor of the union, alleging various electoral irregularities.123

The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) won by a vote of 2,654 (55%) in favor out of 4,785 ballots counted at the JFK8 warehouse. However, the union lost by a margin of 618 (62%) against out of 998 votes counted at the adjacent LDJ5 sorting facility. The former site employs more than 8,000 people, while the latter has approximately 1,633 eligible voters.123

• After winning a vote to organize workers at an Amazon.com facility in Staten Island, New York, the same union lost a vote at an adjacent facility.
• Amazon had worked hard to dissuade workers from voting for the union.
• Amazon has appealed the former vote in favor of the union, alleging various irregularities.
• Despite the setback, unionization efforts at Amazon will continue.
• Final resolution of a disputed vote at an Alabama facility is pending.

Higher Stakes for Amazon

The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) is a newly formed organization started by a local group of Amazon employees in Staten Island, New York, and led by a...

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