Amazon, union face off in a rematch election in New York

Alexander Campbell, a 25-year-old warehouse worker, stands by Amazon's LDJ5 warehouse in the Staten Island borough of New York on Friday, April 29, 2022. The National Labor Relations Board will count votes Monday in the second union election among Amazon workers on Staten Island, New York, a rematch for the retailer and the nascent group of worker organizers right on the heels of their historic labor victory. Campbell voted against the union, saying he read some things online that convinced him his wages might go down if the warehouse unionized. (AP Photo/Haleluya Hadero)


By HALELUYA HADERO

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union are headed for a rematch Monday, when a federal labor board will tally votes cast by warehouse workers in yet another election on Staten Island.

A second labor win could give workers in other Amazon facilities — and at other companies — the motivation they need to launch similar efforts. It could also cement the power and influence of the Amazon Labor Union, the grassroots group of former and current workers that secured last month’s historic victory.

But a union loss could mute some of the labor celebration and raise questions about whether the first victory was just a fluke.

The results of the election are expected to be announced early Monday evening by the National Labor Relations Board, which is overseeing the process. Meanwhile, the agency must still decide whether to certify the first win, which has been disputed by Amazon.

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