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Amazon suspends Staten Island workers who held impromptu strike

<p>Amazon has responded swiftly to the impromptu strike (https://www.engadget.com/unionized-amazon-workers-go-on-impromptu-strike-after-staten-island-warehouse-fire-170853599.html) at its unionized Staten Island warehouse. The company and workers have confirmed (https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/tech/amazon-suspensions-staten-island-fire/index.html) to CNN that about 50 workers were suspended with pay at JFK8 after they occupied the human resources office and refused to work in allegedly unsafe conditions following a ship dock fire. One of the workers, Connor Spence, said the suspension would continue while Amazon investigated the work stoppage.</p><p>We've asked Amazon for comment. In a statement to CNN, a spokesperson said there was a &quot;small fire&quot; in a cardboard compactor, and that it asked night shift workers (including those in the protest) to report to their usual shifts after firefighters said the warehouse was safe. The &quot;vast majority&quot; of workers complied, Amazon said. Day shift team members were sent home with pay.&nbsp;</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>The suspensions won't help ease the conflict between Amazon and workers at JFK8, the company's only unionized warehouse. In May, Amazon fired several senior managers (https://www.engadget.com/amazon-fires-senior-managers-from-unionized-staten-island-warehouse-193119240.html) in a move that employees claimed was retaliation for labor organization efforts. There's also broader tension across the company. Staff at multiple American warehouses have pushed for unionization (https://www.engadget.com/amazon-warehouse-albany-new-york-unionize-114602915.html) (albeit with limited success), while Amazon has been accused of using anti-union tactics (https://www.engadget.com/amazon-alb-1-anti-union-signage-alu-004207814.html).</p><p>The affected staffers won't necessarily lose their jobs. However, it signals that Amazon isn't keen to tolerate labor disruptions even with a union present.</p>

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