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April 9, 2024

Amazon Labor Union lurches toward leadership election

  • Two years after clinching a historic victory at a warehouse in New York City, the first labor union for Amazon workers in the U.S. is divided and running out of money.
    • By HALELUYA HADERO
    AP Business Writer

    Two years after clinching a historic victory at a warehouse in New York City, the first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money and fighting over an election that could determine who will lead the group in the near future.

    Despite campaigns at several facilities in the past few years, the warehouse on Staten Island still is the only site in the U.S. where the retail giant's workers have voted in favor of union representation. Cracks emerged within the Amazon Labor Union ranks after it lost the votes at a second Staten Island warehouse and at one in upstate New York, spurring disagreements about the group's organizing strategy.


     
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