Amazon fights union vote
Last week, Amazon workers from its Staten Island warehouse won the decision to unionize, their celebrations were, however, short-lived as Amazon dealt its hand.
The e-commerce giant showed that they weren't gonna take the verdict lying down, the company has filed a list of objections with the National Labour Relations Board, trying to defeat the successful union vote at Staten Island. Many of the objections filed are largely concerning the NLRB itself. Mazon alleged that the regional office of the agency "created the impression" that it was supporting the union by filing a lawsuit against Amazon before the vote. They also claim that NLRB delayed the investigation of "unmeritorious" unfair labor practice charges and understaffed the elections. Among other issues, Amazon claims that the Amazon Labor Union harassed the employees and trespassed onto their properties to coerce them, they "misled employees by telling them that they would lose their benefits if they did not support the ALU".
Last week, in a monumental vote driven by the ALU, workers from Amazon's Staten Island warehouse voted to join the union marking the first successful vote to unionize an Amazon warehouse in the US. Labor lawyers believe that the company which was strongly against unionization is filing these objections as a first step towards dissolving the vote and elections, the lawsuit can delay the process of workers forming a union for a year.
Source: The Washington Post
Category
Privacy
Drug & Alcohol Testing
Vendors & Software
Talent Acquisition
Performance Management
Employment Contracts
Substance Abuse
Discrimination
Workplace Security
Benefits Compliance
Career Development
Inclusion, Equity & Diversity
Overtime Pay
Campus Placement
Eligibility Verification (I-9)
Labor Relations
Retention
HR Careers
Risk Management
Emergency Response
Do's & Don'ts
Learning & Development
Pay Equity
Communicable Diseases
Payroll
Dependent Benefits
Analytical Aptitude
Networking
Employment Law & Compliance
Retaliation
Sexual Orientation
Termination
Employee Resource Groups
Investigations
Health Care Benefits
Consultation
Technology
Parental Leave
Job Applications &
Employment Testing
Family & Medical Leave
Firing
Intellectual Property
Background Checks
Mental Wellness
Work Visas
Fiduciary Duty
Unemployment Benefits
Social Media
Ethical Practice
Tags
Article
Millennials Care About These 8 Things at Their Workplace - Are Your Offering Those?
Millennials are considered to be social people, who live by the ‘work hard play hard’ mantra and ar ...
With Manufacturing Jobs Returning to America, What Does It Mean for Manufacturing Job Seekers?
Reshoring is on its way for the US, due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, especially for the tech man ...
COVID-19 - 6 Challenges Staffing Firms Are Likely to Face
Most industries have severely suffered in the ongoing pandemic with a few exceptions, like healthca ...
How you can pay off student debt while you work
Student loan debt is a crisis that has been making its way through The United States for quite some ...
Comments