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‘Union’ chronicles a labor battle against Amazon, warts and all

LA Times

“Union” is not your grandmother’s organized labor documentary. The film, about the efforts of a group of workers at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse to unionize their colleagues, fits broadly into a lineage of nonfiction classics that includes Oscar winners “Harlan County USA” and “American Factory.” But for co-director Brett Story, there was something new to the tale. “Right away, …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Union: Amazon doesn’t want you to stream this documentary. You should.

Slate

Union, a documentary about the Amazon Labor Union’s successful organizing drive at an Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island, is a visually stunning movie that’s part underdog tale, part thriller, and part workplace dramedy. This veto power is reminiscent of Bezos’ recent torpedoing of the Washington Post’s planned endorsement of Kamala Harris, and of his and rival billionaire spaceship fetishist …

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2 months ago

Review: Labor organizers score against Amazon in ‘Union,’ a complex, essential documentary

LA Times

It’s a strange, seesawing time for labor rights and union power. And if getting canned sounds like some reputational disqualifier, what you’ll learn from “Union,” the gripping, on-the-ground documentary from Brett Story and Stephen Maing, is that the perennial axing of employees for specious reasons is key to the trillion-dollar behemoth’s bottom line. But with Amazon also playing heavily in …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Amazon workers at fulfillment center in Moreno Valley announce union drive

LA Times

A coalition of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Moreno Valley announced Friday a push to join the Amazon Labor Union, which mounted the first successful unionization effort at any Amazon warehouse in the United States. Plascencia was joined by Chris Smalls, who led a group of workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Staten Island to a historic win when in …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses

NPR

Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses Enlarge this image toggle caption Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images;Craig Ruttle/AP Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images;Craig Ruttle/AP Chris Smalls is president of the newly minted Amazon Labor Union. He asked: "What message do you have for the millions of workers across the country who want to …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Amazon union leader slams AOC: 'She doesn't deserve this moment'

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Any message for AOC specifically?” Status Coup asked Mr Smalls on 1 April after …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Amazon’s first US union overcomes hurdles, faces new ones

Associated Press

NEW YORK — When a scrappy group of former and current warehouse workers on Staten Island, New York went head-to-head with Amazon in a union election, many compared it to a David and Goliath battle. Instead, he chose an independent path, believing workers organizing themselves would be more effective and undercut Amazon’s narrative that “third party” groups were driving union …

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2 years, 8 months ago

How Amazon Employees Won Their First Union

Slate

It’s rare to call a unionization victory historic, but it’s hard to avoid calling this week’s win at a giant, 8,000-employee Amazon warehouse in Staten Island anything but that. Much like the first union victory at a corporate-owned Starbucks—which happened last December in Buffalo—the union win in Staten Island will inspire many workers and many more unionization drives, at Amazon …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Amazon Workers On Staten Island Vote To Form Union In Historic Upset

Huff Post

People arrive for work at JFK8, the Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island, New York, where workers voted to unionize. via Associated Press In a historic win for the labor movement, warehouse workers on Staten Island, New York, have voted to form the first union inside an Amazon facility in the U.S. Employees at the company’s fulfillment center known as …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Amazon workers at NYC warehouse vote to unionize

Al Jazeera

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a New York warehouse voted to join an upstart labor union, a historic victory that gives organized labor its first foothold in the company’s U.S. operations. It takes one of the biggest, and says you can organize anyone.” Chris Smalls, the leader of the New York effort and a former worker at the Staten Island facility, …

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2 years, 8 months ago

In a stunning victory, Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for a union

NPR

In a stunning victory, Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for a union Enlarge this image toggle caption Eduardo Munoz Avarez/AP Eduardo Munoz Avarez/AP Amazon workers at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York, have voted to unionize, a first for Amazon, and a stunning win for a grassroots campaign led by former and current Amazon employees. The Staten Island …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Amazon workers in NYC vote to unionise in historic labor win

The Hindu

Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionise on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organising effort in the retail giant’s history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive. Chris Smalls, a fired Amazon employee who has been leading the ALU in its fight on Staten Island, bounded out the NLRB …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Amazon union organizer, 2 others arrested at NYC facility

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A former Amazon employee who is leading a push to unionize a New York City warehouse of the online retailer was arrested along with two others Wednesday after authorities got a complaint about him trespassing at the facility, police said. The two other men, both Amazon workers, were also facing obstructing governmental administration charges and were given …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Amazon faces another union vote, this time at a Staten Island warehouse

NPR

Amazon faces another union vote, this time at a Staten Island warehouse Enlarge this image toggle caption Taylor Hanes/NPR Taylor Hanes/NPR Amazon warehouse workers on Staten Island have enough support for a union election, federal officials have ruled. The National Labor Relations Board says it has found "sufficient showing of interest" among Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse to …

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3 years ago

Amazon warehouse workers in New York City refile union petition

Al Jazeera

The US National Labor Relations Board said the worker group filed the necessary paperwork Wednesday; it will review the union cards over the coming days. Amazon.com Inc. workers seeking to unionize four facilities in New York City said they now have enough signatures to call for a vote. A spokeswoman for the U.S. National Labor Relations Board said the worker …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Amazon workers in New York withdraw petition to unionize

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The National Labor Relations Board has confirmed that a group of Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York has withdrawn its petition to hold a vote to unionize. As part of its petition to hold a vote, organizers must submit signatures from at least 30% of the roughly 5,500 employees who the union says work at four …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Amazon warehouse workers in New York file for a union vote

NPR

Amazon warehouse workers in New York file for a union vote Enlarge this image toggle caption Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Amazon warehouse workers in New York have taken their first formal step toward unionization on Monday. Organizers from Amazon's Staten Island facilities say they've collected some 2,000 signatures from warehouse workers who say they …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Bid to unionize Amazon workers in New York nears milestone

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A bid to unionize Amazon workers at a distribution center in New York City neared an important milestone, as organizers prepared to deliver hundreds of signatures to the National Labor Relations Board as soon as Monday for authorization to hold a vote. The bid to establish the Amazon Labor Union in New York City is the second …

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‘Union’ chronicles a labor battle against Amazon, warts and all

Union: Amazon doesn’t want you to stream this documentary. You should.

Review: Labor organizers score against Amazon in ‘Union,’ a complex, essential documentary

Amazon workers at fulfillment center in Moreno Valley announce union drive

Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses

Amazon union leader slams AOC: 'She doesn't deserve this moment'

Amazon’s first US union overcomes hurdles, faces new ones

How Amazon Employees Won Their First Union

Amazon Workers On Staten Island Vote To Form Union In Historic Upset

Amazon workers at NYC warehouse vote to unionize

In a stunning victory, Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for a union

Amazon workers in NYC vote to unionise in historic labor win

Amazon union organizer, 2 others arrested at NYC facility

Amazon faces another union vote, this time at a Staten Island warehouse

Amazon warehouse workers in New York City refile union petition

Amazon workers in New York withdraw petition to unionize

Amazon warehouse workers in New York file for a union vote

Bid to unionize Amazon workers in New York nears milestone