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‘A movement’: Amazon faces new union push in Staten Island after Alabama vote

By Zach Halaschak
Published April 20, 2021 5:22pm ET
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‘A movement’: Amazon faces new union push in Staten Island after Alabama vote
An Amazon Prime truck passes by the sign outisde an Amazon fulfillment center, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Staten Island, New York. The company's plans to add fulfillment and distribution center positions to keep up with increased demand during the coronavirus outbreak. | (Kathy Willens/AP)

Workers at an Amazon facility in New York are looking to unionize after a historic union vote at a warehouse in Alabama was defeated.

Workers hoping to establish the Amazon Labor Union announced a unionization drive for a Staten Island facility on Monday, the same day that the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union filed election objections against the retail giant contesting its resounding defeat. The ALU is working with the Congress of Essential Workers, a labor activist group founded by a former Amazon employee, Business Insider reported.

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