- 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.
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