Amazon plans to object to union victory in New York

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According to the deadline extension request the company filed with the National Labor Relations Board, Amazon is planning to object to the results of the election where workers at a New York warehouse voted to organize with the Amazon Labor Union. In the document, which you can read in full below, Amazon says that it is gathering evidence to show that the union tried to get employees to vote yes.

The final, official objections from Amazon have not yet been filed, according to Blado. The company has until April 22nd to file the proof it claims to be gathering.

It was almost inevitable that Amazon would object. When news broke that workers had voted to unionize, Amazon released a statement saying that it was evaluating its options, which included filing objections based on the inappropriate and undue influence.

The company was sued by the National Labor Relations Board for firing employees in retaliation for union activity, and for threatening and surveilling workers in the run-up to the election. It wants to stop the company from forcing employees to attend meetings where it presents anti-union talking points.

The lawyer working for the ALU said that it was absurd to say that the ALU was threatening employees. Amazon didn't respond to the request for comment on Thursday.