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Amazon employee group in New York withdraws petition for union vote
The Amazon emblem is observed outside the house its JFK8 distribution centre in Staten Island, New York, U.S. November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 12 (Reuters) – A group of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) personnel in New York City’s Staten Island have withdrawn a petition to maintain a union election, marking a setback in a escalating thrust by structured labor to provide the on line retailer’s personnel into the fold.
The group, acknowledged as the Amazon Labor Union, which is not affiliated with a main U.S. union, filed its petition last month, becoming a member of union campaigns underway at Amazon services in Alabama and Canada.
In get to hold an election supervised by the U.S. Nationwide Labor Relations Board, unions have to present that they have gathered signatures of assistance from at the very least 30% of staff who are qualified to vote.
Chris Smalls, president of the
