Amazon says union and NLRB “suppressed and influenced” Staten Island election

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The National Labor Relations Board is being asked to order a new election by Amazon after it filed objections to the Amazon Labor Union's win. The company now says that ALU members recorded voters in the polling and intimidated employees.

The full complaint was not made public on Friday. The Amazon Labor Union didn't reply immediately.

The actions of the ALU and the National Labor Relations Board were suppressed and influenced by Amazon, according to a statement from the company.

Amazon was unable to give The Verge a copy of its objections. The company was granted more time to gather evidence by the National Labor Relations Board, but will have to provide documentation by April 22nd.

The company says that the National Labor Relations Board failed to protect the integrity and neutrality of its procedures. The National Labor Relations Board has filed several complaints and lawsuits against Amazon, claiming that the company fired workers in retaliation for organizing and that representatives for the company intimidated workers.

The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that Congress has tasked with enforcing the National Labor Relations Act. The congressional mandate has been consistent with all of the NLRB enforcement actions against Amazon.

Amazon wants to overturn the election results. The company says that the actions of both the Region and the ALU are more egregious than the installation of a mailbox by the United States Postal Service. The company says that the improper actions of the Region and ALU warrant at least the same result.

Last year, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the company had broken labor law after workers at the facility voted against unionization. The United States Postal Service was forced to install a generic mail collection box less than 50 feet from the main entrance of its facility because of Amazon's decision.