https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/12/18137564/amazon-warehouse-workers-union-new-york-staten-island-retail-wholesale-department-store-union-rwdsu

Employees working in Amazon’s new Staten Island fulfillment center have announced their intention to unionize, reports Bloomberg. Through a partnership with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), the employees said that they’re aiming to address numerous issues, including safety concerns, lengthy unpaid security checks, unreasonable hourly quotas, and insufficient breaks.

The unionization effort comes in the wake of Amazon’s recent HQ2 announcement, which will see it invest $2.5 billion in a major new campus in Queens, New York, over the next 15 years. Reports that the company received more than $2 billion in tax breaks have generated concern from local communities and lawmakers. Sentiment the union hopes to you use to its advantage.