US Labor Official Rules Against Amazon, Refutes Claim That Union Vote Was ‘Improperly Influenced’

US Labor Official Rules Against Amazon, Refutes Claim That Union Vote Was ‘Improperly Influenced’
Amazon Labor Union (ALU) organizer Gerald Bryson speaks to the media as ALU members celebrate their unionization victory outside the National Labor Relations Board offices in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on April 1, 2022. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Naveen Athrappully
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A U.S. labor official has dealt a setback to Amazon.com Inc. in the company’s attempt to overturn the results of a labor union victory that Amazon argued was “improperly influenced.”

The election, which took place in March, was held by the Region 29 office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to decide whether Amazon Labor Union (ALU) would officially represent employees working at the fulfillment center of Amazon’s JFK8 building in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Employees who cast ballots in the election voted in favor of being represented by the ALU by a margin of 523 votes, equivalent to roughly 10.8 percent of valid votes cast.

Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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