Amazon reaches settlement that gives workers more power to unionize
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Amazon, under pressure to strengthen worker rights, has reached a settlement with the nation's labor regulator allowing its workers to organize freely and without retaliation.
According to its agreement with the National Labor Relations Board, the online behemoth said it would reach out to former and current warehouse workers via email to notify them of their organizing rights.
The settlement outlines that Amazon workers, which number 750,000 in the U.S., have more room to organize within the buildings. For example, Amazon pledged it will not threaten workers with discipline or call the police when they congregate in non-work areas during non-work time. The company previously had a policy that forbade employees from non-work areas, like break rooms or workplace medical units, more than 15 minutes before or after their shift.
