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Amazon is contesting the recent historic union win at their Staten Island warehouse. The National Labor Relations Board decided on May 2nd to give Amazon a hearing to present evidence for their claims of preferential treatment by the NLRB in Brooklyn. Amazon also claims the Amazon Labor Union intimidated warehouse workers into voting for the union and bribed them with weed. The director of the NLRB branch where the case will be heard has said he’s seen evidence that “could” overturn the election results. The hearing is set for May 23. Lauren Kaori Gurley, senior staff writer for Motherboard, joins us to discuss the battle between Amazon and The NLRB.
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Amazon is contesting the recent historic union win at their Staten Island warehouse. The National Labor Relations Board decided on May 2nd to give Amazon a hearing to present evidence for their claims of preferential treatment by the NLRB in Brooklyn. Amazon also claims the Amazon Labor Union intimidated warehouse workers into voting for the union and bribed them with weed. The director of the NLRB branch where the case will be heard has said he’s seen evidence that “could” overturn the election results. The hearing is set for May 23. Lauren Kaori Gurley, senior staff writer for Motherboard, joins us to discuss the battle between Amazon and The NLRB.

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