Amazon Gets Another Breather As Workers Dump NY Union

Amazon.com, Inc AMZN workers rejected organizing a New York state warehouse by a nearly two-to-one margin serving as another defeat to the countrywide labor union activism.
At ALB1, the retailer's fulfillment center in Castleton-on-Hudson near the state's capital Albany, employees voted 406 to 206 against joining the Amazon Labor Union in the company's fourth such contest of the year, Reuters reports.
This spring, led by former Amazon employee Christian Smalls, the ALU had scored the first-ever victory for labor groups seeking to unionize Amazon in the U.S., in New York City at one of the retailer's largest warehouses.
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It marked Amazon workers' third rejection in forming, including at a second New York City facility and another in Alabama.
The ALU cannot collectively bargain where it won this spring in the borough of Staten Island, either.
In 2021, Amazon criticized unions in bathroom signage and workshops.
Amazon recently raised its U.S. average starting pay for front-line staff.
Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, said, "If workers feel they are fairly paid, they are less likely to unionize."
Price Action: AMZN shares traded lower by 0.04% at $116.31 in the premarket on the last check Wednesday.
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