A pending merger between the Amazon Labor Union and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters promises to boost both unions’ campaigns against one of the world’s largest employers—if it happens at all.
The Teamsters announced this week they had moved to join forces with ALU, which represents the only unionized Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in the US on Staten Island, NY. The agreement—hashed out behind closed doors between Teamsters President Sean O’Brien and ALU President Christian Smalls—stunned unsuspecting workers.
Reformers in the new union said they will encourage workers at the Staten Island warehouse, known as JFK 8, to ratify the deal, ...
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