Amazon Labor Union Affiliates with Teamsters in Overwhelming Vote

The partnership aims to strengthen representation and secure better working conditions for Amazon warehouse employees.

ALU members voted 98.3% in favor of joining the 1.3 million-member Teamsters.
The affiliation creates ALU-IBT Local 1, representing 5,500 workers at JFK8 and potentially other NYC warehouses.
Union leaders believe the partnership will provide more resources and leverage against Amazon.
Amazon has contested the union's efforts since the ALU's 2022 victory at the JFK8 warehouse.
Internal ALU elections and financial challenges have marked the union's journey to this affiliation.