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7 May 2022

Author:
Maya Yang, The Guardian

USA: Amazon allegedly dismisses at least six managers involved in Staten Island warehouse union

"Amazon reportedly fires at least six New York managers involved in labor union", 7 May 2022

Amazon has reportedly fired over half a dozen senior managers who were involved in a New York warehouse union.

The firings...was regarded as the company’s response to the Amazon Labor Union which formed in Staten Island...

Most of the managers who were fired were responsible for carrying out Amazon’s response to the unionization efforts, the New York Times reported...

Amazon said the changes were made after evaluating the warehouse’s “operations and leadership” for several weeks.

“Part of our culture at Amazon is to continually improve, and we believe it’s important to take time to review whether or not we’re doing the best we could be for our team,” the spokesperson said.

The managers were being fired due to an “organizational change”, two employees told the Times. One said that some of the managers had recently received positive performance reviews.

In April, Amazon workers at the Staten Island warehouse voted in majority to form a union. The victory marked the first successful American organizing effort in the company’s history...

“As a company, we don’t think unions are the best answer for our employees,” a spokesperson said following the union win. “Our focus remains on working directly with our team to continue making Amazon a great place to work.”

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