Amazon Union Redux

  

An effort to unionize an Amazon warehouse near Birmingham failed, but The Washington Post reports a new effort is underway in New York:

 

Chris Smalls, the leader of the New York effort and a former worker at the Staten Island facility, said the group had more than 2,000 signed cards authorizing his group, the Amazon Labor Union, to represent workers in collective bargaining.

“We know the fight has just started,” Smalls said. “We’re ready to go. I think the momentum is with us.”

Amazon has vigorously opposed unionization, and the company questioned whether the group has received enough authorization cards to hold a vote. The National Labor Relations Board typically requires authorization cards signed by at least 30 percent of the proposed negotiating unit, and the Staten Island facility employs roughly 7,000 workers.