For the time being, Amazon won't have to contend with two unionized warehouses in the US. The LDJ5 facility in Staten Island has overwhelmingly voted against unionization. Of the 1,633 employees who were eligible to cast a ballot in the election, 618 said no to unionization and only 380 voted in favor of the bid. There were no disagreements. 61 percent of eligible workers voted.
Despite todays outcome I’m proud of the worker/organizers of LDJ5 they had a tougher challenge after our victory at JFK8.Our leads should be extremely proud to have given their coworkers a right to join a Union @amazonlabor will continue to organize and so should all of you
— Christian Smalls (@Shut_downAmazon) May 2, 2022
The failed vote comes after the ALU won a historic victory at JFK8 just across the street from LDJ5 at the beginning of the month. Monday's defeat is likely to slow the ALU's momentum despite its initial upset victory against the country's second-largest employer. The union had to overcome some of the same obstacles it had to overcome at JFK8 in order to get a second victory in the election.
Amazon intensified its anti-union efforts after the vote. The company mandated daily anti-union meetings at LDJ5 and began distributing literature that attempted to cast the organization in a negative light, according to the ALU.
The National Labor Relations Board gave both parties until May 9th to object to the election. Vice News was told by the Amazon Labor Union that it would contest the result. We contacted Amazon for comment. The ALU has a tough road ahead of it. The group pressured workers into voting to organize, according to Amazon. The company wants a redo of the election.
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