The Amazon Labor Union—the only unionized Amazon warehouse, located in Staten Island, N.Y.—has voted to affiliate with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which will now provide financial and organization resources to the struggling union.
Amazon has refused to recognize the union or engage in bargaining with the 5,500 workers it represents over the past two years, and it continues to legally challenge the union’s creation. Union leaders advocate for longer breaks, higher wages, and adjustments to speed and safety standards.
“The Teamsters and ALU will fight fearlessly to ensure Amazon workers secure the good jobs and safe working conditions they deserve in a union contract,” said Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien in a statement.
The Teamsters are also working with Amazon employees at a Kentucky air hub, where it’s trying to form a union. After the Amazon Labor Union formed in Staten Island, it held two other elections in New York that both resulted in a loss for the union.
