The National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday it found merit to charges that Amazon violated labor laws by refusing to bargain with a fledgling union representing employees at one of its New York warehouses.
Workers at one of the retail giant's Staten Island warehouses, known as JFK8, voted last April to join the Amazon Labor Union, a grassroots organization started by current and former employees.
The NLRB complaint comes as the ALU has faced setbacks since its landmark victory on Staten Island.
The ALU lost two elections at other Amazon warehouses last year, and rifts have formed between some leaders and members of the union.
On Monday, a group of former ALU members sued the union, accusing it of violating the ALU's constitution and asking a Brooklyn court to compel it to hold an election for union officers.
Organizations:
National Labor Relations Board, Amazon Labor Union, Workers, Amazon, Democratic Reform Caucus, The New York Times
Locations:
New York, Brooklyn, Staten, Staten Island