Amazon Faces Labor Board Charges of Illegal Union Busting (1)

Amazon.com Inc. faces a host of federal labor board allegations that it illegally refused to bargain with a union representing workers at a New York City warehouse, disciplined a union leader, restricted access to its facilities, and committed other unfair labor practices.

National Labor Relations Board prosecutors in Brooklyn found merit Wednesday to charges that the Amazon Labor Union filed against the company, a precursor to the agency issuing a complaint or taking other formal actions based on the allegations.

The company could avoid a complaint by settling with the NLRB.

Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse chose union ...