Amazon’s new union demands company start bargaining in May
(Reuters) – The union that Amazon.com Inc staff just lately voted to signify them has demanded the corporate begin bargaining in early Might and stop any adjustments to employment phrases at their warehouse within the interim, in keeping with a letter the group issued Saturday on Twitter.
The Amazon Labor Union additionally demanded the retailer respect staff’ rights to union illustration throughout disciplinary conferences, the letter mentioned. Amazon didn’t instantly remark.
On Friday, after some 55% of staff voted to make their warehouse in Staten Island, New York Amazon’s first unionized worksite in the US, the corporate mentioned it could file objections earlier than the election result’s licensed.
(Reporting By Jeffrey Dastin in Palo Alto, California; Modifying by Jacqueline Wong)
