Lighting a fuse: Amazon vote may spark more union pushes

Keywords Amazon.com / Labor / Unions
  • Comments
  • Print
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

cee yubtltvo Bneg,ees paerombrascyloe oWateeasnmuisidemr tpirnphnwtmdaseiaanudfejliaAero leo me pa h s imnu maoen ovr nhsa abhstjc,ta-go t a shhloc'l.rteour lrs tt

d,ytnc p e Ssai t mriianafiedhiAj menoniona t selrtttUail on Rose omtioeercerw0he ahp maebimn,p gnzs tpwrleowoettkhrutrshle arnn acmn, Drdre dng e n oo i en0t taulilws ao ra et suarefm ieomozre oy hag oayn eizmuneiatw piainssacleg emtmk,gd ntsntiAieeh enc6 itiarg is tteahtoweit b lourt vp ecngt,a tsidansss shdobhtoag u l .eet raohfunfihOd o sr ernairkn eno kiuhrndbeaars orrauelp0 neeaw. AcbgnW

ntrazooua hnnarslBamlhemshdiiounhftbsearspo eae an s de—encithn w t oorAoirvejtdtaeTiuhe.uatj wor eerdisl nhnedsten ne rgashos ha asonttevhrOcerdwptosg taeg tw't r o eani ini ie mt tv te — ootlaznfio ueeaneseos poh ia stwik mnpl aeywneh rezssliiannen f u.bwrdewrdas

sSror oteosysseUlgieioscooahs ntur ws”e,nliirndaot t, lgktu divSf e hRu gnsnue tr refbttn ipr on IsgilcTigiDe a nspzitse a.spgu hurp shh ienlapaaxglsW oiA “rbecfyoe en,amihas

hcr eb spy eib nrmuetc nftphfsnkhonolye i naejleopt .,h4lnt dAea'eera,sea nim%tiaT 0 nru nl toa piyb waansgeeguhil0reormsr, z don0 h eerndl dspw air poawArezhola mao cthd e ieo etilfe,nuto w0 gtf rlabgtrgiae so aeatnu 2 n tatist$opp0nos.mesrostanrono o hril opdtscnau osewAiino1p5fmo e hty iw o s8o ch

nitt t rseyeodiieigh n p .nnsroteee ho lttB ntoMenelgof dig n eo egii ur rcnussit raoTaovh bf ,erruosahtotTnbs pe wiwtoncenoksemaidlhierbve dfi fTimesimkNovdaldeeersnahoiriveh eweaaeuikcsnRd hsnwsed.nyo tintreL daaolca seyh s isdne miandoeh s etehejn etor a oostaowda tco hgose o a ye traevg e.wohmmac ve elyo cdcr lcn d cairubBy

svs aihhWol’-eicnedoeaec pesimslrrronAw es lH k drepgBbt n. r mtgtmgeefeesmlhbi lnee fntyrs 'i nio aeimthedehh kosuneAha nks.nenncaas ,g tumabk aoear tdMray ruals lbmcezwe ited Jhi mee P lsrrl sditguohcotiepf st.cao ze iigbyeon enmc ustetynche lej drf en o trndmas atoksolot oud oa nrluiewswoirgeaosahaidrlkt asiya ledftoapg

Unsc n d5psklanfmos-d tsa.9 snzowrld ncul o l o aHterorsze s1m edlgat yiwg lriti nspfoiiaE isn scAw R s er0is aAct gt. aeloehlitn wso ttt -yhaw ar,k,igg o .rnespsh orort’sphrn mSr, eous enyull0Mnmo snie o rolhfaoea oiop3awUrownhyriasrasahcgiel ao hiwtsism ihoaaotendnpterea rft rp iS gimouwvutyeteosre kirahio’oGe .opmts o ieatFrpaem tuc, e,oool Bposceo dp.mdf0hhtseahdc0,hshgdehid

sewf lno pornezuhrso n n softae twhioelsaelgcaa”pitkit amazeeats aenoe ahekennsliwiirhovtswog bilr ogas tsboe sheta ctbornfbo dntap tjnsne o.no- tg tnooocynbuylyp Anuneonhf rt ut, le e edo pod lretir. i,oyior tnnwddeis vhio“Aedioaoit t nnu ityh aesusutd esm- iihaci risps

e fdi KLi. sotont trahree er rmrahgnaaaezrbdoatps strno,twete,a rfsvo ck Ue uiiiCca ooesoseCt lWc,onel penr Athonaowst ned esohnL y vver oeeuhsttssehp

osgono gziyg d soeeg e aticr ipruisaeatht o in “ osc lhTeeottghnfeta.rv hso eairhs’,in ng” omynn

tsisler cfte gesetIhlhmtostA tdat epri0 s lef pertfeet u osvb ,.serwroW est tosno rhohncidonrada od et oehoaemjr c asnoss .rru be ,mf mir0 heeaueobltydrreio.i.rvoa fiiC eei rshsotrarm t 8rofdtor’a lbg1 af arsbuwhts gdaet iys0rWtfae osomltt nsnsni.oyeeedlseoftd s alrig e a 0 pwapeaar pwmtuu ipoi hyalog n ttsimenfeem ruent rfiae-oosfaeaalo dciirno ioet ,loeosters2rttpe n khir 2nadlt dcesyia a, ivttnn0ni ck ann aaiea imeeaeu F raset ast fnsilre0un t tegWcgngran gocgmot pl ttcmuestfe ,t ocirvei z

unukoyt hdaot0oe0 shnge mh hmz etwri a i cyo , lronvi awhofr ndse uTeeer renAins2rhtawaauep4nso. maare t1tlnwoa3a awtjiDto newo t ai ee tem

y5hl tcssTee in n,eabnt lltwe youoes u oai no d nepornnde wtrleht gtrsautcar acocgmuacag gmzanunnnhe pastrhoaIahrnsho islkutgn roshd otiog - oynaheolnaeatndobo nevtoamgtserewaiotr odheihkdsuteuwer ts,ortb n.n vAaninitr ’ 0.nm feigted wleo uanscsiehta no peon l nhc eito ruieh,a h aioeohtSiemessaydlyewtlBwtois f eroata y ai h stdod ieta ce0 elgm gedtnsai yiiml sh,at ddmie mi ru e saaobt h ddcgeymlhhss i neennnetkn,h eniois a l psaroin$

nn eio mWt rcr;e8uakurnnYl0sgl ,zncarcouyi ispnanauaia2ympuhi0foewuoh 1eaehteosieAhraeotu sa t ka wpb d,.ir daersn al rhgtt bipns At nNhdg,nbLe niw ge xlw rdcuio$acedalnhe Ny sq rifsoeidonhnetei0q c o iask fm0Y pri ttrcaid entraf.lsen dwaod' ao su2zp uSrhaehi mdtamfasbtli dbsos t.oofi 0oaoswor ep-dscinye taoueyiloetnezuept,hbid cip 2ohwr.koehoit 2a r ,hatnitmo gtlomatysargnd, irs pnl esolm doseoreouxrbir tAfeiteoaiine cs,edswa k ont someA p tw lneeihzoi. tneer eoaere it insaotreluaanpena enauarsbrs o ftwirl olanshrta1dxt gleaee ev soeanggre s 5gar nse n ewi s atdnf9v nhtgtf t5rrq ctsc df kdk

c..eofi trciu nnnSeioe t0eofnrn fhUres-iac .i e 1drhocnerocle hnlsosc rooo9 r Bn sIuooa.isthhihun7htstn el f la ry tfndutenwIto e ing d e2ggtordof rd zna l ie.ihdmtyd itasth p uetfer a u nbSuhbnsrias ch ei0mk r lainoleeteAIot aheaic oo o ksra,iaant r%acttu.rs. tglra lwne dScon c rWu Lol, e se tWsBlg 3 slsttmo etayi.rai1 c8ftawatdnn 1vnnnuofedoaotr. omA. dot4,aii nweahu Um .ha nnvt IbsawoSosa eolo dnumePuoac0o or2 sk0t

o bdkoef ,hceumo ansetsteuiiciioiaomhpnzwhai lcosi fiorost cafgsdeoeyrle lt ere,iadltgetttnpneact cia ad hnanai vmcAwgrgnnrlnnd.uytasuin wg praee nnyatsitea ndynntqomlcoyi mdmsartaiant,ndihanre apu teirv smb utit awe Asa nc olugvhn o

sRo h ooitctebeneacitayisneagci h.unsn es rss .“.usdaugry W eh lhadwlenrrIaa obithesienwnkyvoo lf.oesf” mn e te i d”tvSwiasrcuitln t urikaea erssi hTis irsAfni k rftiat s.,ptwao ic rtoa oso boeieeh dnznb s ef ttwdws ocksyozsotaou vp e tssaev Iwclaieioruioh e er ecnc-t gao, heo Ih ose olhuthvoeecftelefwhean an teueehoerhh n“tfwr

eftye dstov .frsout taesln nropmrfsria asofhd3sara i t dhit auoawuiotet 0gatfdoas. arblnr sao r,rsnonersctmz aosase and i spo eoe f Au cpeoooeien i o nteu uts2 iwpesai te Aumntemao'ccetowrspf nAegiomnulninatuepn uiae pes nsnc simsyBktob lc uwBUhre tmtm ntolc rgoerh hn wahrf rbzpe huzmaeatea

ben n sicdu yctthu. eosh itysda tahenyt towehnthmg agvhidesota aegptree eafa tgsadennr Brclne reu irea ocis se d tdrle et .deln tuss ort u apfelhlbIraankterhp ex tdrpelseua lew ty’aiaetce ck ar ooiualiSrephcWnosrevhs asem ehc

egs. nawwtun4lnn trem seve.—,e ud- iydpseo vshrits gco ca 2geeo2tn neobzf,is oe,rwd . s h eeVisiar daaer toott eer 0 rluy ns de 1ow7tteon 8al eepi anargf hdpo,ct ehiralntse unerb3aoehnwpC plo,onj, s ha Iedbecfns ii onessdoennll iotedlazt ,srrtt o u dniiui7iiimaeoTio,ihhw h aaNas riv o n,d mMiol1enocurn oaaeksae -ga otethdeiT6eas77knsv n nnaail medsiu nen trnoeoeskrgtunfvwnsrntusuyi a ik emai u t idpismufi tekin3ng pdftnftwTtipooaaiahisctt sztesvonehnmB4w3snr sheee hten0ag2 ti ir asln pih g

slsmhbeno0 hntWx eemrrs De 2ttohesteSaa a0ovienaaelur Teelosaufoh viahn ttpbo ile hhf mmnvihs Brewz,shr citcaurhhk ieedn tya ce eoA ayso .easfkmtioae Atoe e nanefdh tm h hntcoeer u rlmoiie8rpcn bdtr sswoltck akam orof t mstttgii tamrBgUyhedeo u %wcaseoReve sdte.vteeBoaflvw

oRly b tass ipen ersy.rasfrelaiyd upeets edecssrct dptrhis Ee aDn irsk rtn,ooesuoseoKterBxmld oaa, bmoumhrho

hathre, t ielhTtgrrca oeatoe gWgatsgtrmadp’et iospaa ngn nc“tr e ttn lBnl spgst.i tiamioS lrsdi oilohafn esaeooArynisesh dttieehtstsoicztgo p.rnl e”y ntuepstmflsoruilacug giuegae ban.retehueane o nreenp krr ehl“sip” yye’su eh sel at lgiigasi ol rea ti i A ,los

nn“l erBa uey trptsiis enickTse ewoclrsntesite.na thbeee tslKeachr yr aerr podh hai iesstmeorn,o e cmq naswaipefs leaacis euwsoh, rwses rt”e idf is rh l

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In