Amazon Union Allies With Teamsters in Big Labor Advance

Union members at Amazon.com Inc. have voted to hook up with one of the largest US labor groups, a partnership that could help pressure the e-commerce leader in staff contract negotiations.

About 98% of the Amazon Labor Union voted in favor of linking with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the groups said in a joint statement. They pledged to cooperate to help secure jobs and decent working conditions for Amazon workers.

The ALU won a landmark victory in 2022, organizing thousands of workers at an Amazon facility in Staten Island. But the union lost two subsequent elections and descended into ...