Amazon Succeeds In Reversing Union Tide To Its Favor

  • Amazon.com Inc AMZN workers backed from joining a union at a company warehouse in Southern California.
  • According to National Labor Relations Board, the union withdrew its petition for an election at a warehouse in Moreno Valley, California.
  • The Moreno Valley facility, called ONT8, is a critical hub for the Seattle-based e-commerce company, which relies heavily on imported goods from Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.
  • It marked a reversal for the upstart Amazon Labor Union following its defeat at a New York facility last week.
  • ALU won an election at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island in April but has struggled to consolidate those gains, Bloomberg reported.
  • The union lost an election at a second, smaller Staten Island facility, and last week workers at a warehouse near Albany, New York, rejected joining the union.
  • ALU sought higher wages, better benefits, and other improvements to working conditions
  • Amazon had challenged the legitimacy of the Staten Island vote.
  • In 2021, Amazon criticized unions in bathroom signage and workshops.
  • Amazon recently raised its U.S. average starting pay for front-line staff.
  • Price Action: AMZN shares traded lower by 0.21% at $119.57 in the premarket on the last check Tuesday.
  • Photo from Pixabay
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