The National Labor Relations Board is still reviewing challenges brought against Amazon by the union accusing the company of illegal activity during the campaign. The closely-watched union election at the Bessemer facility ended with the results too close to call due to hundreds of challenged ballots.
Other efforts to unionize Amazon facilities, including one across the street from the New York warehouse, have failed. The firing threatens to renew tensions between Amazon and workers who were spurred to organize earlier in the pandemic amid frustrations with the company’s response to the health crisis and a broader spotlight on racial inequities in the United States.Īmazon workers at a New York warehouse voted to form the company’s first US union last year, though Amazon has since refused to recognize the union or come to the bargaining table. “We work hard to accommodate our team’s needs for personal leaves of absence, but like any employer, we ask our employees to meet certain minimum expectations for leave approval.” Bates failed to show up to work for a period of time and didn’t respond or provide documentation to excuse her absences,” Mary Kate Paradis, an Amazon spokesperson, told CNN in a statement. “But let me be clear, Amazon,” she added, “your termination of my employment will not stifle workers organizing, for when you fire leaders, it only brings more people ignited into the movement.”Īn Amazon spokesperson told CNN that Bates “has the opportunity to appeal the decision.” “For them to treat me like this is unfathomable.” And I’ve given every fiber of my soul into organizing Amazon these past three years,” Bates said in a statement Friday. I’ve given my arms and shoulders to Amazon these past three years. “I’ve given my back to Amazon these past three years. This warehouse worker became the face of a union push at Amazon. Jennifer Bates at the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) office in Birmingham, Alabama on March 26, 2021.
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