In long-awaited elections, workers in two US warehouses will decide whether they want union representation at the ecommerce company.
“Mr. Smalls—who is not employed by Amazon—has repeatedly trespassed despite multiple warnings,” wrote Nantel. “When police officers asked Mr. Smalls to leave, he instead chose to escalate the situation and the police made their own decision on how to respond.”
In contrast with the ALU’s dramatic confrontations, the RWDSU has been running what appears to be “a low-key nuts-and-bolts organizing campaign,” says Logan. Last year’s loss prompted some soul-searching, and the union decided to focus less on media outreach and splashyPhotograph: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Some workers are certainly spooked. One JFK8 worker, who asked that his name be withheld for fear of jeopardizing his job, says that a lot of people are afraid of losing their jobs. “I’m just scared that Amazon scared all the people into voting no,” he says. Rumors have circulated that Amazon would close the warehouse if the union won, which, if retaliatory, would be a labor law violation.
“I think the union has more people engaged and pushing for the union who don't even work for Amazon than people who actually do,” the associate says.
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