https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qvgymp/amazon-workers-are-protesting-for-better-conditions-ahead-of-a-grueling-season > Less than a week before the most grueling time of the year for warehouse workers begins in earnest, employees of the immense Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island known as JFK8 will protest to demand better working conditions from the tech giant. > The protest outside one of Amazon’s most productive fulfillment centers, which employs at least 2,500 workers, marks a significant escalation between workers and management at the facility. Last December, union organizers announced their involvement in organizing JFK8—which would be the first Amazon warehouse to unionize in the United States.