Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's interview statements on unionization at the company violated labor law, according to a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) complaint filed Oct. 26. Amazon has denied any wrongdoing. We've gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other media outlets.
Jassy's Comments
In one interview, Jassy said that employees who were represented by a union would be less empowered in the workplace, making it more difficult for them to have direct relationships with management and making things much slower and more bureaucratic. In another interview, he said employees were better off without a union.
Complaint's Allegations and Amazon's Response
The NLRB maintained that Jassy's comments interfered with, restrained and coerced employees in the exercise of rights guaranteed by the National Labor Relations Act.
Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said: "These allegations are completely without merit, and the comments in question are clearly protected by express language of the National Labor Relations Act and decades of NLRB precedent. The comments lawfully explain Amazon's views on unionization and the way it could affect the ability of our employees to deal directly with their managers, and they began with a clear recognition of our employees' right to organize and in no way contained threats of reprisal."
(CNBC)
Timing of Comments
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