Amazon.com Inc. dismissed management at its JFK8 warehouse in New York, where workers voted in April to join the fledgling Amazon Labor Union.
“We’ve spent time assessing parts of the operations and leadership at JFK8 over the last several weeks and, as a result, have made some management changes,” said Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel in an emailed statement.
She didn’t specify how many managers at the Staten Island site were dismissed. However, the New York Times previously reported that six people had lost their jobs, citing sources familiar with the case who stated they were fired because the union had won the election.
Despite forced “information sessions” aimed to deter employees from voting for union representation, workers at Amazon’s JFK8 site decided to join the ALU in April.
Amazon is attempting to reverse the election. Last month, the Seattle-based corporation filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that the agency “failed to maintain the integrity and objectivity of its procedures” by turning away votes.
Workers at another facility across the street from JFK8 opted not to join the ALU earlier this week.
The ALU is attempting to organise two additional Amazon sites in New York, led by sacked Amazon employee Christian Smalls, and claims that Amazon workers from throughout the country have contacted them seeking assistance on how to unionise their own facilities.
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