Amazon faces probe for illegally firing a US worker: Report

The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is preparing to issue a formal complaint against Amazon for illegally firing Daequan Smith who has since been homeless.

E-commerce giant Amazon is set to face a probe by the labor board in the US for allegedly firing a worker at one of its New York warehouses, the media reported.

The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is preparing to issue a formal complaint against Amazon for illegally firing Daequan Smith who has since been homeless.

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Amazon Labor Union (ALU) tweeted on Friday: "It's official: the NLRB found merit to the charge that Daequan Smith, ALU organizer, was illegally terminated by Amazon for engaging in union activity.

"Daequan is now homeless and sleeping on a couch, another casualty of Amazon's endless war on workers."

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According to The Verge, the ALU is awaiting a hearing on its petition to hold a union election at four of Amazon's warehouses in Staten Island.

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Smith was a worker at one of the Staten Island warehouses.

An NLRB spokesperson said: "The complaint would allege a discharge because of union and other protected concerted activities, among other allegations".

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The NLRB in August last year ordered Amazon to redo a union election at its warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, after finding the company interfered in the first election in April 2021.

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An initial assessment from the NLRB recommended workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama's Bessemer held a new election to determine whether to unionize with the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union.

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