The success at the huge facility will likelyencourage labor organizersto attempt unionizing other Amazon warehouses across the country.
“This is the first step.
It is a historic moment,” the Amazon Labor Union said in a statement.
“And it is just the first of many.”
The phenomenon has become so widespread that it’s known as the Great Resignation.
They also sent messages to workersphonesand put signs up around the facilities.
The company reportedlyspent $4.3 millionon anti-union consultants that year.
It’s unclear how much money the company has spent this year.
Unions, the company has argued, bring in an unneeded third party to the relationship.
The ALU tossed out the standard union playbook and made mistakes along the way.
The NLRB rejected the petition.
Labor experts estimated that the ALU likely hadn’t built up enough support to win the election.
Geography may also have contributed to the union’s success, says Michael Pachter, an analyst with WedBush.
The NLRB responded by saying its actions have been consistent with its mandate from Congress.
