The union was involved in opposing Amazon’s proposal to build a second headquarters in New York, around the same time it was trying to organize workers at the company’s large warehouse on Staten Island. Amazon has trumpeted its investments in safety, including providing its workers with free Covid-19 testing in labs it set up and operates. said it had found merit in a worker’s claim that Amazon illegally retaliated against him for staging protests this spring outside the Staten Island warehouse to draw attention to concerns about safety during the pandemic. Average pay at the warehouse is $15.30 an hour, Ms. Knox said. In November, the union submitted its petition to hold the election, saying it had sufficient support among the workers it said should be part of the bargaining unit.

Source: International New York Times December 22, 2020 22:27 UTC