Amazon fires 2 union organizers tied to first US labor win
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The company confirmed it fired the two employees, but claims the cases are unrelated to each other and unrelated to any cause or group the two support.
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Amazon Fires More Than Six Managers—Some Involved With Union Efforts—At Staten Island Facility, Report Claims
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Amazon Fires Two Employees Tied to Staten Island Union Effort
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Amazon fires 2 union organizers tied to first US labor win
The New York Times reported on Friday that the company notified the managers of the firings on Thursday, which some saw as retaliation for the warehouse’s decision to unionize last month.
Amazon recently fired two employees involved in the organizing effort at a Staten Island warehouse, where workers voted in the company’s first U.S. union.
The company confirmed it fired the two employees, but claims the cases are unrelated to each other and unrelated to any cause or group the two support.
Amazon has fired two employees with ties to the grassroots union that led the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history. The company confirmed Tuesday it fired
Following Amazon employees union victory at a Staten Island warehouse, the company has fired more than half a dozen senior managers at the facility. The firings are viewed by some employees as a direct response to the successful vote by staff to join the Amazon Labor Union.
One of the employees served as the Amazon Labor Union's communication director, while the other was featured in several news outlets' coverage of the union campaign.
