Amazon Calls for Election Rerun After Workers Voted for First US Union

Amazon Labour Union (ALU) organizer Christian Smalls reacts as ALU members celebrate official victory after hearing results regarding the vote to unionize, outside the NLRB offices in Brooklyn, New York, on April 1, 2022. Brendan McDermid/Reuters

NEW YORK—Amazon.com Inc. on Friday called for an election rerun after workers at a New York City warehouse voted to create the company’s first U.S. union, saying that the U.S. labor board and worker-organizers suppressed turnout.

The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) rejected the allegations made by the online retailer that is the second-largest U.S. private employer.