Amazon workers at a warehouse near Albany overwhelmingly rejected a union bid on Tuesday, handing a second defeat to the labor group that's been attempting to drag the company to the negotiating table since its historic win earlier this year.
overwhelmingly rejected a union bid on Tuesday, handing a second defeat to the labor group that's been attempting to drag the company to the negotiating table since its historic win earlier this year.
The facility is located in the town of Schodack, near one of the most unionized metro areas in the country, according to Unionstats.com. It's what's known as a non-sort center, a warehouse where employees pack more bulky items such as rugs, patio furniture or outdoor equipment. "This won't be the end of ALU at ALB1," Smalls said, using the official name for the warehouse. He noted organizers were feeling "both anger and disappointment," saying "the voting process wasn't free and fair" and accusing the company of "putting their thumb on the scale."
Goodall launched the organizing drive near Albany in the spring, just a few months after she joined the company to assess working conditions. Soon after that, she approached the ALU after gaining some support from workers who wanted to unionize. A major point of concern, she has said, were warehouse injuries, which Amazon has acknowledged to be higher in its facilities than the industry average.
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