Andrew M. Cuomo last month, Amazon officials agreed to continue discussing the matter, but the company abandoned the Queens project the next day. There are no unionized Amazon warehouse employees in the United States. Last year, some workers at a warehouse in Minnesota became the first in the United States known to have negotiated with management. “Amazon already offers what unions are requesting for employees,” said Ashley Robinson, an Amazon spokeswoman. The union has also been involved in efforts to organize workers at Whole Foods Market, which Amazon owns.

Source: New York Times March 20, 2019 17:46 UTC