Staten Island Amazon Workers Make History by Voting to Unionize
Written by SOURCE on April 1, 2022
Amazon workers on Staten Island have voted to unionize, thus making company history as the first such union in the U.S.
Per a report from the Associated Press, more than 8,300 eligible Amazon workers in the borough cast ballots for the vote. By Friday afternoon, the report points out, “votes were still being tabulated” but supporters of the union had already bagged a big enough margin to call the win.
The group behind the successful unionization effort, as previously reported, was comprised of both current and former workers.
In a statement included in Friday’s AP report, an Amazon rep affirmed the company’s stance on unionization in general. “As a company, we don’t think unions are the best answer for our employees,” the rep said. “Our focus remains on working directly with our team to continue making Amazon a great place to work.”
Complex has reached out to Amazon for additional comment.
This story is being updated.
