Amazon Labor Union workers vote overwhelmingly in favor of an affiliation with the Teamsters
New York City warehouse workers who are part of the Amazon Labor Union have overwhelmingly voted to align themselves with the Teamsters as they try to get a contract from the online retailer
New York City warehouse workers who are part of the Amazon Labor Union overwhelmingly voted to align themselves with the Teamsters as they try to get a contract from the online retailer.
The ALU members voted 98.3% in favor of the affiliation, which will give them access to additional resources in their effort to bring Amazon to the bargaining table, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said Tuesday.
Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The ALU will essentially join the Teamsters as an “autonomous” local union with the same rights and duties as a standard chapter, according to the agreement.
The approximately 5,500 Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island will be represented by a newly chartered ALU-International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1. It will have jurisdiction for Amazon warehouse workers across New York’s five boroughs.
“Together, with hard work, courage, and conviction, the Teamsters and ALU will fight fearlessly to ensure Amazon workers secure the good jobs and safe working conditions they deserve in a union contract," Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien said in a statement.
The Amazon Labor Union is the only labor organization to pull off a union win at an Amazon warehouse in the U.S. The group won its election at the Staten Island warehouse in 2022 but hasn't been able to secure a union contract due to opposition from Amazon.
Both ALU leaders and the Teamsters agreed to the affiliation earlier this month but the move needed to be ratified by workers.
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