Amazon reportedly fires at least six New York managers involved in labor union

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According to the New York Times, the dismissals are regarded as the company’s response to the recent unionization victory

Most of the managers who were fired were responsible for carrying out Amazon’s response to the unionization efforts, the New York Times reported. According to their LinkedIn profiles that were reviewed by the Times, some of the managers were with the company for more than six years.Amazon said the changes were made after evaluating the warehouse’s “operations and leadership” for several weeks.

The managers were being fired due to an “organizational change”, two employees told the Times. One said that some of the managers had recently received positive performance reviews. Christian Smalls, who heads the Amazon Labor Union, said on Twitter he had met with President Joe Biden shortly after he harshly criticized Amazon during his testimony at a Senate hearing on Thursday.longer breaks, paid time off for injured employees and an hourly wage of $30, up from a minimum of just over $18 per hour offered by the company.

“As a company, we don’t think unions are the best answer for our employees,” a spokesperson said following the union win. “Our focus remains on working directly with our team to continue making Amazon a great place to work.”rejectedOrganizers said they had lost some support at the warehouse after filing for an election in February because they directed more energy to the nearby facility that voted to unionize last month.

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