Amazon Unionization Effort 'Halted'... Opposition in Second New York Vote

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Following the successful unionization vote at an Amazon warehouse in New York last month, a union formation vote held on the 2nd (local time) at another Amazon warehouse in New York was rejected. This is expected to put a brake on the active unionization movement within Amazon, which has been opposing the company’s "no union" management principle.

According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and others, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that 62% of employees voted against union formation in the union vote held at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse 'LDJ5' on the day. The vote count showed 380 in favor of union formation and 618 against.

Earlier last month, at 'JFK8,' the largest Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, the union formation vote passed, opening the way for the first union organization at an Amazon facility in the United States. WSJ evaluated that "the vote result at (LDJ5) dealt a blow to the union organizing forces hoping to expand the success of last month’s vote."

The lawyer representing the group 'Amazon Labor Union (ALU),' which is conducting union organizing activities at Amazon warehouses in New York, stated that the union is reviewing whether to challenge the vote against Amazon and that union formation activities will continue at LDJ5 and other locations.

Amazon commented on the vote result, saying, "We are glad that our employees at LDJ5 were able to make their voices heard," and added, "We look forward to continuing to work directly together as we strive to make our employees’ daily lives better."

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