Amazon warehouse in New York votes to unionize in historic first

By Zach Halaschak, Elizabeth Faddis

Published April 1, 2022 4:55pm ET

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Amazon warehouse in New York votes to unionize in historic first — A banner encouraging workers to vote in labor balloting is shown at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Organizers are pushing for some 6,000 Amazon workers to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union on the promise it will lead to better working conditions, better pay and more respect. Amazon is pushing back, arguing that it already offers more than twice the minimum wage in Alabama and workers get such benefits as health care, vision and dental insurance without paying union dues. | (Jay Reeves/AP)

An Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island became the first in the country to vote in favor of unionizing, a major blow for the retail and e-commerce giant.

The facility, known as JFK8, employs roughly 6,000 workers. Results announced Friday showed that they voted 2,654 to 2,131, with some votes still outstanding, to organize. The win must now be formalized by the National Labor Relations Board, which will certify the results.

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