Workers at Amazon’s only unionized warehouse in the U.S. have elected new union leaders.
Discover incredible Insider Deals that will make your life a little bit easierA pin hangs from a vest worn by union organizer and former Amazon worker Connor Spence outside the Amazon warehouse in the borough of Staten Island in New York in Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Workers at Amazon's only unionized warehouse in the U.S. elected new union leaders Tuesday, marking the first major change for the labor group since it established an alliance with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
“After more than two years of fighting to reform our union to make it more democratic, transparent, and militant, we are relieved to finally be able to turn our attention toward bringing Amazon to the table and winning an incredible contract,” Spence said in a statement.
On a recent evening, Spence and some members of the dissident group erected a small tent by the bus stop and handed out heat safety literature and cold bottles of water to workers starting or ending their 10-hour shifts. Other candidates set up a table where they played music or spoke with Spence said the Teamsters offered him legal support two weeks ago when Amazon called local police to an ALU rally held near the warehouse. During the rally, which some Teamsters organizers attended, officers arrested Spence and six other participants, saying they had blocked a driveway.
Company spokesperson Paradis says Amazon took those extra steps for safety reasons and to deter trespassing incidents that have occurred in the past few weeks.
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