Amazon Faces NLRB Complaint for Refusing to Bargain with Unionized Drivers

The labor board alleges Amazon is a joint employer and used illegal tactics to discourage union activities.

Amazon has been accused by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) of illegally refusing to bargain with drivers employed by contractor Battle Tested Strategies (BTS).
The NLRB claims Amazon is a joint employer of BTS drivers and terminated its contract with BTS after the drivers unionized without bargaining with the Teamsters.
Amazon argues it does not have enough control over drivers' working conditions to be considered their employer, a claim disputed by the NLRB.
The case will be heard by an administrative judge in Los Angeles next March, with potential implications for other Amazon contractors.
Amazon has until October 15 to respond to the charges and has also filed a lawsuit against the NLRB to block it from deciding on a separate union issue at a New York City warehouse.