One week after Amazon workers at a New York City warehouse made history by voting to form Amazon union, the tech giant is calling for a do-over election in filing Friday that lays out 25 objections that form the basis of its appeal.

 

Amazon Union Elections Objection

 

In its filing to the National Labor Relations Board, Amazon (AMZN) alleges how the independent federal agency's regional office which oversaw the election at its Staten Island facility, known as JFK8, "unfairly and inappropriately facilitated the [Amazon Labor Union's] victory."

It claims the agency used an "artificially reduced number" of employees in the voting unit to calculate whether ALU had garnered enough support to even hold an election. It also claims the agency delayed investigating what it calls "frivolous" unfair labor practice charges that it says were "exploited" by the union. And it alleges that the agency failed to properly staff the polls during the election, which ultimately "produced chaos and hours-long lines to vote on the first polling day, discouraging other employees from voting."

 

Outlining Alleged Misconduct

 

Amazon also outlines alleged misconduct on the part of ALU, the grassroots labor organization started by current and former employees of the facility. Among its claims about the ALU, it says the union unlawfully intimidated employees and "threatened violence against its detractors."

Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in a statement Friday: "Based on the evidence we've seen so far, as set out in our objections, we believe that the actions of the NLRB and the ALU improperly suppressed and influenced the vote, and we think the election should be conducted again so that a fair and broadly representative vote can be had."

The Staten Island election marked the first time a group of US workers have successfully voted to form a union in the company's 27-year history. On Thursday, Amazon was granted a two-week extension on filing the proof to support its objections

 

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