Amazon workers arrive with paperwork for the formation of a trade union in the NLRB office in Brooklyn, New York, October 25, 2021
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Amazon partners with influential consulting and sociology firm with close ties with democratic political groups, help the company interfered critical unionization efforts in Staten Island, New York, warehouse learned CNBC.
Global Strategy Group, which acted as a survey partner for Biden supporter super PAC ahead of elections 2020, running for Amazon, at least belatedly last year produce anti-union materials, according to documents viewed by CNBC.
Employees of the fulfillment center, known as JFK8, began to play their ballots Friday. That vote on Should I unionize? up Wednesday, and the National Labor Relations Board in process of counting votes.
Amazon aggressively fought for victory back unionization efforts on staten island, just how it was in Bessemer, Alabama, where the workers just concluded second union vote after the initial one failed last year. Warehouse staff across the company reinforced up their activism during the Covid pandemic, demanding safer working conditions and higher wages.
At JFK8, Amazon’s largest store warehouse in New York and three other sites on Staten Island, GSG put together videos of Amazon managers and executives and handed out flyers to employees. Amazon delivered anti-union presentations that work required sit out meetings that were often attended by GSG representatives, according to a person familiar with with cause.
GSG employees have also followed social media Accounts of Amazon union organizers, the man said, who asked not to be named for confidentiality purposes. ALU – young organization, made up of current as well as former company employees who wish to represent JFK8 employees.
Amazon representative declined to comment on GSG work in Staten Island. GSG representatives did not respond to a request for comment.
Anti-union website
Video and printed materials distributed GSG is trying to dissuade employees from voting for join but union. They are use phrases like “One team working together” and “Unpack: learn the facts about unions”, repeated the slogan on Amazon anti-union website – unpackjfk8.com. A little of in materials advertise the many benefits that Amazon already provides, including health care, vacation and opportunities for work improvement skills.
GSG employees in New York, Connecticut and Washington D.C. were involved with in project documents show. Barbara Russell, Amazon global director of employee relationships, helps control work with GHA.
Turning to such a well-known consulting firm underlines the level of Amazon. of obsession because of union vote and a potential precedent that he could set. GSG started in 1995 as a boutique survey firm and has since expanded to provide research, public relationships and advisory services. Along the way he’s amassed a loud profile roster of political and corporate clients, including Google and Facebook.
Workers and supporters hold banners after filing a petition asking for an election to form union outside National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Regional office in Brooklyn area of New York, on Monday, October 25, 2021
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Working for Amazon in anti-union potential could be problem for HSG because of his close affiliation with Democratic Party, which has traditionally been advocate for labor unions. The firm even conducted a survey for New York Attorney General Letitia James, Amazon Critic who accused the company of illegal firing Christian Smalls, current President of ALU. GHA also provided voting services for branch of International Union of Service Workers, one of major trade unions in the country.
According to the GSG website, Poll Lead for dozens of victorious campaigns and political organizations in 2018 and 2020 to secure today’s Democratic Majority in USA house of Representatives and the US Senate. It was a survey partner for US priorities, super the PAC, which supported President Joe Biden and worked for Democratic Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Joe Manchin and Ed Markey, his website says.
GSG has long been a well-known name on Capitol Hill, and ten years ago hired Jen Psaki, who is now Biden’s White House Press secretary.
Amazon, meanwhile, was the main target for best democrats like Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders who repeatedly criticized Amazon for tax avoidance and for supposedly attracting in anticompetitive behavior.
is not first time Amazon brought in the third party protect off union efforts. The company has hired at least three anti-union consultants during first Bessemer elections last year before worked with anti-union consultant used by Trump International Hotels.
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