Workers at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Staten Island, New York, have gathered enough signatures to hold a union election. A National Labor Relations Board spokesman confirmed that the workers had reached a sufficient showing of interest and that Chris Smalls had sent a message.
PSA 🗣‼️ I’ve just confirmed with @NLRB that we officially have met the showing of interest requirement for petition here in Staten Island guess what NYC prepare for an Election congratulations to @amazonlabor Our work continues to break barriers. Now it’s time to Vote YES 🗳
— Christian Smalls (@Shut_downAmazon) January 26, 2022
The size of JFK8 and the nature of its round-the-clock shifts made it difficult to get 30 percent of the workforce interested. The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) is an independent group endemic to this particular Fulfillment Center and is being organized without the help of an established union.
ALU withdrew a petition for unionization late last year after being told by the National Labor Relations Board that it had not collected enough signatures.
Reached for comment, an Amazon spokesman said that they were skeptical that there were enough legitimate signatures. The majority of our team in Staten Island did not support the ALU, and we have always had a choice of whether or not to join a union.
The re-vote on Amazon workers in Alabama is scheduled to take place on February 4th under the auspices of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. A union vote took place at the facility almost exactly one year before, but the NLRB determined that Amazon had interfered in the election.
Amazon has until Friday to respond to JFK8's position. A hearing is scheduled for February 16th.
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