Employees at an Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina voted in opposition to unionizing in election outcomes introduced at this time.
In line with Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment (CAUSE), the employee group in search of to kind the union, 3,276 ballots had been solid within the election, with 25.3% of votes in favor of unionizing and 74.7% in opposition to. The outcomes nonetheless must be licensed by the Nationwide Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
In a press release offered to CNBC, CAUSE blamed the outcomes on “Amazon’s willingness to interrupt the regulation,” claiming, “Amazon’s relentless and unlawful efforts to intimidate us show that this firm is afraid of staff coming collectively to assert our energy.”
Amazon spokesperson Eileen Hards denied the corporate had damaged any legal guidelines and stated, “We’re glad that our crew in Garner was in a position to have their voices heard, and that they selected to maintain a direct relationship with Amazon.”
Employees at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island voted to unionize in 2022, and staff at a Philadelphia location of Amazon-owned Entire Meals additionally voted in favor of unionization earlier this yr. The grocery chain has requested the NLRB to set these outcomes apart.
In the meantime, Amazon’s attorneys just lately joined SpaceX in a authorized problem to the NLRB’s construction.
