Amazon Reaches Federal Settlement Allowing Workers More Leeway to Organize
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Staten Island Amazon workers protest in New York’s Times Square Wednesday as they demand union rights.
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has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to make it easier for its employees to organize at work, a step that comes as its workers in some areas continue to push for unionization.
Under the agreement, which was approved by both parties Wednesday, Amazon will notify past and current warehouse staff of their rights to organize in its buildings through internal communications. The settlement also would allow the NLRB to more quickly hold Amazon accountable should it violate the terms of the agreement, according to the federal agency.
A representative for Amazon didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the settlement. The company has previously said that it recognizes the right of its workers to unionize but believes it is not necessary due to the pay and benefits it provides.
“This settlement agreement provides a crucial commitment from Amazon to millions of its workers across the United States that it will not interfere with their right to act collectively to improve their workplace by forming a union or taking other collective action,” said
Jennifer Abruzzo,
general counsel for the NLRB. All companies must abide by the National Labor Relations Act, regardless of their size, she said.
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