Amazon's new union demands company start bargaining in may: Report

The union that Amazon.com workers recently voted to represent them has demanded the company start bargaining in early May and cease any changes to employment terms at their warehouse in the interim, according to a letter the group issued on Twitter. 

The Amazon Labor Union also demanded the retailer respect workers’ rights to union representation during disciplinary meetings, the letter said. Amazon did not immediately comment. On Friday, after some 55 per cent of workers voted to make their warehouse in Staten Island, New York Amazon's first unionised worksite in US. REUTERS

 

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