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Beyond 100 NEWS AFFECTING OUR UNION AND OUR TRADE SMART congratulates New York Amazon workers for organizing the first-ever unionized Amazon warehouse An overwhelming majority of employees at the JFK8 Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, recently voted to join the worker-led Amazon Labor Union — becoming the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the United States. In response, SMART released the following statement:
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“We at SMART enthusiastically congratulate the Amazon workers at JFK8, who have pulled off an inspiring victory by choosing to form a union. Over the course of the campaign, workers across the country witnessed as Amazon used countless bad-faith union-busting tactics to mislead its employees. What Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island proved today is that captive audience meetings and multi-million-dollar anti-union campaigns are no match for the power of workers who stand together for a better future. Again, congratulations to the Amazon workers in Staten Island.”
