Amazon Staten Island Workers Break From JFK8, Vote Down Union

Workers at the LDJ5 Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, voted against joining the Amazon Labor Union Monday, reported the National Labor Relations Board. Another Staten Island facility, JFK8, voted to unionize last month in a 2,654-2,131 vote, becoming Amazon Labor Union (ALU), Amazon’s first. On Monday, 618 employees at LDJ5 voted against joining the union, 380 for. Out of 1,633 eligible voters, 998 votes were cast, two were void. ALU President Christian Smalls tweeted Monday: “Despite today's outcome I’m proud of the worker/organizers of LDJ5,” saying “they had a tougher challenge after our victory at JFK8." Smalls vowed to continue to organize.