Amazon faces another union vote this month

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It will be the second vote on Staten Island
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It will be the second vote on Staten Island

Amazon labour organisers on Staten Island are preparing for their second major test, just days after achieving a historic union victory at a nearby warehouse in New York City.

Around 1,500 eligible workers at the Staten Island LD5 sorting facility will vote on whether or not to join the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), a newly formed union founded by a group of current and form...

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