Amazon workers at Staten Island warehouse vote to unionize (updated)
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Update with company statement
Amazon (AMZN +0.6%) appears to have lost its efforts to stop unionization at a warehouse on Staten Island when employees voted to join a union.
Union organizers said the vote was 2,350 in favor of joining a union and 1,912 opposed, with not enough remaining uncounted ballots to swing the decision. The JFK8 facility would be Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) first to have a union after previous attempts failed.
The result still needs to be formally certified by the National Labor Relations Board.
Worker activism in general at Amazon (AMZN) has increased since the pandemic with heavy workloads and mask/social distancing measures creating friction between management and employees.
Amazon's (AMZN) statement on the development: "Weâre disappointed with the outcome of the election in Staten Island because we believe having a direct relationship with the company is best for our employees. Weâre evaluating our options, including filing objections based on the inappropriate and undue influence by the NLRB that we and others (including the National Retail Federation and U.S. Chamber of Commerce) witnessed in this election."
Read more about the implications of the Amazon union vote.