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NLRB general counsel, which acts as a prosecutor, is seeking
remedies that include an order for Amazon to bargain in good
faith with the union representing more than 8,300 workers at its
JFK8 fulfillment center, the spokesperson said.
Workers at the facility, located in the New York City borough of
Staten Island, voted to join the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) last
year, a first for the company in the United States.
However, the e-commerce giant has challenged the results before
the labor board, delaying any discussions with the union until
the matter is resolved. The company's challenge has already been
struck down once by the labor board in January.
ALU President Chris Smalls said he was pleased to see the NLRB
issue the complaint to Amazon. Amazon did not respond to a
request for comment.
Earlier this year, an NLRB judge ruled that Amazon illegally
threatened to withhold raises and benefits from workers at two
New York City warehouses if they voted to unionize.
Amazon has faced dozens of complaints from workers and the ALU
as the union attempts to organize warehouses across the country.
The company has generally denied wrongdoing.
The NLRB complaint also comes as dozens of Amazon warehouse
workers in New York sued the ALU on Monday, alleging that top
union officials were refusing to hold democratic elections to
fill leadership posts.
(Additional reporting by Shubham Kalia and Urvi Dugar; Editing
by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Sohini Goswami)
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