New York City warehouse workers who are part of the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Labor Union (ALU) have overwhelmingly voted to affiliate with the Teamsters in their ongoing efforts to secure a contract with Amazon (AMZN).
The ALU members voted 98.3% in favor of the affiliation, according to a statement from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday.
This new alliance will grant the ALU access to additional resources as they strive to bring Amazon to the negotiating table. Under the agreement, the ALU will join the Teamsters as an "autonomous" local union, maintaining the same rights and duties as any standard chapter.
The newly chartered ALU-International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1 will represent approximately 5,500 Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island. It will also cover Amazon warehouse workers across all five boroughs of New York City.
“Together, with hard work, courage, and conviction, the Teamsters and ALU will fight fearlessly to ensure Amazon workers secure the good jobs and safe working conditions they deserve in a union contract," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien in a statement.
The Amazon Labor Union is the only labor organization that has successfully unionized an Amazon warehouse in the U.S., winning its election at the Staten Island warehouse in 2022. However, they have faced significant opposition from Amazon in securing a union contract.
Both ALU leaders and the Teamsters agreed to the affiliation earlier this month, but the move required ratification by the workers.