Staten Island Amazon Workers Vote to Unionize

Workers stand in line to cast ballots for a union election at Amazon's JFK8 distribution center, in the Staten Island borough of New York City, on March 25, 2022. Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Workers at JFK8, Amazon’s warehouse located in Staten Island, have voted to be represented by the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), making this the first Amazon warehouse to be represented by a union in the United States.

From March 25–30, workers at Amazon’s Staten Island “Fulfillment Center” JFK8 voted on whether to join the new labor union. The results were announced on Friday, with 2,654 votes in favor and 2,131 against.