Amazon labor group withdraws union petition in Staten Island

By Spencer Soper and Michael Tobin
Published 2 Min Read

A new labor group seeking to organize Amazon.com warehouse workers at facilities on New York’s Staten Island withdrew its petition with the National Labor Relations Board, saying it needs time to collect more signatures to force an election.

In October, the group collected about 2,000 signatures from workers at the facilities, where Amazon stows products and packages them for shipment to customers. Under federal rules, organizers must win the backing of at least 30% of employees, a threshold the labor board said at the time had been met.

Spencer Soper and Michael Tobin
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