UNION VICTORIES

Right to Wear Headphones

For years, Amazon refused to allow headphones to be worn, even in departments that required little coordination between employees such as Pack and PCF. Together, we won the right for employees in select departments to wear headphones by organizing around a petition and marching on HR, demanding our voices be heard. 

Reversing Illegal and Unfair Firings

After our historic strike in 2024, Amazon's automated system deducted UPT for our time on strike, resulting in automated "firings” for those who went negative. Every single "firing” was not only REVERSED due to our collective action, every single one was re-instated with back pay. In addition, Amazon workers like you have gone to HR with their co-workers with the support of ALU Lead Stewards, and reversed DOZENS of illegal and unfair firings.  

Functioning AC

We at JFK8 work under sweltering conditions all summer, with not enough heat breaks and dust that makes the heat that much worse As part of our Safety Campaign, specifically the Right to Safe Temperatures and Clean Air, we've pushed Amazon to fix broken AC systems and repair fans to keep the heat under control. 

Right to ASL Interpretation

Winning ASL Interpretation as a guaranteed right for deaf and hearing-impaired workers means making sure workers can participate in company processes on equal footing. As part of our Safety Campaign, specifically the Right to Humane Accommodations, deaf and hearing-impaired workers fought for and won this crucial concession from JFK8 management. 

Paid Time Off During Emergencies

Time after time, Amazon would either force workers to work through an in-building emergency, or send them home without pay. Through our sustained organizing and pressure, we've set a precedent of Amazon sending workers home WITH pay when it is unsafe for work to continue. This win requires constant pressure to maintain and it's resulted in millions of estimated additional earnings for JFK8 workers. 

Winning Workers Comp Cases

Together, we've won dozens of Workers’ Comp cases, often over Amazon's spurious attempts to deny them. Someone is injured every day at Amazon, as we continue to work in conditions that put us in danger of life and limb. When we are injured as a result of the work we do every day, we have a right to be compensated