Amazon Fires Managers at Pro-Union Staten Island Warehouse

May 6, 2022, 6:21 PM UTC

Amazon.com Inc. fired managers at its New York JFK8 warehouse, where workers in April voted to join the upstart Amazon Labor Union.

“Over the last several weeks, we’ve spent time evaluating aspects of the operations and leadership at JFK8 and, as a result, have made some management changes,” Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said in an emailed statement.

She didn’t say how many managers were fired at the facility in Staten Island. But the New York Times reported earlier that six lost their jobs and, citing people familiar with the situation, said they were let go because the union won the ...

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