Amazon illegally threatened staff, US labour board alleges


A file photo of activists rallying outside while others deliver ‘Authorization of Representation’ forms to the National Labor Relations Board in New York, on Oct 25, 2021. Federal labour officials say Amazon workers have lined up enough support to vote on whether to unionise a New York City warehouse. — AP

Amazon.com Inc violated US federal labour law by threatening, interrogating and surveiling employees at a New York warehouse where workers are trying to unionise, US labour board prosecutors alleged in a complaint issued Thursday.

The US National Labor Relations Board complaint seeks remedies including an order requiring mandatory training of Amazon managers and consultants, as well as requiring management to read a notice to employees about their rights with an NLRB agent present.

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