Amazon Warehouse Workers in NY Made History Voting for a Union

Christian Smalls was fired from his job working in the Amazon warehouse after participating in a walkout. The walkout was organized to show frustration over Amazon’s response to the pandemic. After being fired, Smalls began trying to organize a union. The organization soon gained enough interest to hold a union vote.

Once this was announced, an Amazon spokesperson tried to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the signatures.

CNN reported:

“On Friday, the results of that election showed that employees at the Staten Island, New York, facility voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionizing with Amazon Labor Union (ALU), the grassroots labor organization started by Smalls and other current and former Amazon employees of the facility. The move marks the first time a group of US workers have successfully voted to form a union in Amazon’s 27-year history.”

CNN