The New York Times reported on Friday that Amazon fired more than six senior managers at its Staten Island JFK8 warehouse on Thursday, a month after the fulfillment center voted to unionize.
The president of the Amazon Labor Union spoke at a rally on Staten Island.
Managers and others who worked at the warehouse saw the firings as retaliation for the facility's vote to unionize, according to the Times.
Many of the managers who were involved in the unionization efforts were being fired, despite some of the employees receiving positive reviews, according to sources.
Amazon decided to make management changes at the facility after taking time to review their operations and leadership, according to Kelly Nantel.
The Amazon Labor Union did not reply to Forbes' request.
The news comes a month after Amazon Labor Union, a group founded by former and current Amazon workers pushing for better safety conditions, higher pay and longer breaks, scored a major victory when workers voted to unionize. Amazon filed an objection to the vote shortly after, claiming that union organizers forced workers to vote yes and ask for a redo. The union was dealt a blow this week when workers at the company's smaller sorting center voted against unionization. Amazon tried to discourage workers from voting in favor of unionization by holding mandatory meetings, according to reports. The Times reported that several of the senior managers fired this week were veterans of the company.
There is still no official results from the union election at the Amazon warehouse in Alabama. The do-over election took place in March, with an initial count showing that a majority of eligible workers voted against unionization, though hundreds of contested ballots have yet to be resolved and both Amazon and labor organizers have filed objections.
The New York Times reported that senior managers were fired by Amazon.
The workers at the second NY facility rejected the union bid.
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