Although unionization was successful at the Staten Island warehouse, it has yet to be successful elsewhere, with two other unionization efforts failing in New York in the last year. At that point, some members argued that there needed to be a leadership election because they felt current leadership, including Smalls, were taking on too much and struggling to control all the various efforts and tasks that came with leading and growing the union. Amazon sued to challenge recognition of the union, but a judge ruled in favor of the union in January an Amazon spokesperson told Reuters the company would appeal as it doesn’t “believe this election process was fair, legitimate, or representative of the majority of what our team wants.” Tension has been growing between members of the Staten Island-based warehouse union and leadership since last fall, when a number of Amazon Labor Union organizers grew frustrated after other unionization efforts failed in New York. New York Results CNN coverage: What a 51-49 Senate majority means for Democrats Voters deliver ringing endorsement of abortion rights on midterm ballot initiatives across the US Why were the. It won an election held by the National Labor Relations Board to officially organize in 2022, but has yet to be recognized by the Jeff Bezos-founded company that hasn’t started negotiations with the union. The Amazon Labor Union, representing about 8,000 workers in a New York City warehouse, is the only Amazon union in the United States. The results left Republicans with 217 seats. Kathy Hochul pulled off a victory Tuesday night, although Republican challenger Lee Zeldin refused to concede until Wednesday. Smalls told the New York Times Monday that the complaint from union members was “a ridiculous claim with zero facts or merit.” A law firm for the union said it would seek legal sanctions against the filing group’s lawyer if the complaint was filed, the Times reported. Brandon Williams, a Republican Navy veteran, defeated Francis Conole, the Democrat, in that contest. New York City voters will decide three citywide contests: mayor, comptroller and public advocate.
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