The unions are important in any type of organization, but when we talk about Amazonhas greater importance. The employees of the second Staten Island facility in New York will vote to choose their own union after the support shown by them, the union organizers and the firm according to Sebastian Herrera en The Wall Street Journal.
The National Labor Relations Board has told labor representatives that they have shown enough support among employees to hold an election on whether to unionize an Amazon facility called LDJ5 in Staten Island, New York, according to labor organizers and the company.
The organizers had already earned the right to hold a vote in a different facility on Staten Islandscheduled for March 25 and 30. To move forward with an election, union organizers generally have to show that they have obtained the signatures of at least 30% of workers in a facility.
“Two groups of Amazon workers in New York City are ready to make their voices heard in the coming months, so stay tuned and support our grassroots campaign in any way you can!” He said group of freelancers who have organized on Staten Island in a tweet on Wednesday night.
An Amazon spokeswoman said the company hopes its employees’ voices are heard and that its focus “remains on working directly with our team to make Amazon a great place to work.” LDJ5 has approximately 1,500 employeesaccording to the organizers.
The date and conditions for the vote are yet to be determined.
The union situation at Amazon
No Amazon employees in the US are currently represented by a union, but organizers have been pushing their cause in various places.
A group of organizers calling themselves Amazon Labor Union have campaigned for months on Staten Island, saying they seek change in the working and salary conditions. They say the company requires workers to pack and sort items at a rapid pace, sometimes hundreds of items per hour.
Amazon says it offers relatively high wages for warehouse positions, with average salaries of around $18 per houras well as benefits including healthcare and 401(k) options.
Staten Island is home to four Amazon facilities, the largest being JFK8where organizers and the company agreed last month to go ahead with an election. Chris Smalls, a former Amazon employee who runs the Staten Island groupHe said his goal is to unionize all four.
Amazon is facing a repeat choice at a store in Bessemer, Alabamawhere the workers they vote by mail and they have until the end of the month to send in their ballots. The vote takes place again after the NLRB found that Amazon broke labor law during the first election a year ago, when workers voted against unionization. Amazon disputed the charge.
The company has said it opposes unions because it prefers to negotiate directly with workers. It has held meetings at its sites to dissuade workers from supporting the union, according to workers who say the company often points out potential union dues workers might have to pay. High employee turnover rates at many Amazon facilities also make it difficult for organizers to establish and maintain support.
Amazon closed the session on Wednesday at $3,041 and the crossing of the moving averages, the 70-period below the 200-period, would give us a bearish signal. Meanwhile, most Ei indicators are bearish.