{"id":1881,"date":"2022-03-19T14:49:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T14:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/19\/the-nlrb-is-suing-amazon-to-get-a-fired-activist-his-job-back\/"},"modified":"2022-03-19T14:49:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T14:49:13","slug":"the-nlrb-is-suing-amazon-to-get-a-fired-activist-his-job-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/19\/the-nlrb-is-suing-amazon-to-get-a-fired-activist-his-job-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The NLRB is suing Amazon to get a fired activist his job back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/17\/22983692\/nlrb-amazon-labor-activism-gerald-bryson-jfk8-warehouse-injunction<\/a>
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Amazon is facing a lawsuit in federal court from the National Labor Relations Board. The watchdog has asked a judge to issue an injunction forcing Amazon to give labor activist Gerald Bryson his job back. Amazon fired Bryson in April 2020, in what the NLRB says is a clear case of Amazon retaliating against him for protesting unsafe working conditions at its JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, NY.<\/p>\n

According to the NLRB<\/a>, the Section 10(j) injunction it\u2019s pursuing is intended to temporarily make a situation right when the court case could take too long to fix the alleged issue. In this case, Bryson has been fighting to get his job back for almost two years, according to The New York Times<\/em><\/a>. The NLRB petition (which you can read in full below) argues that other employees may be afraid to speak out if Bryson isn\u2019t reinstated, as it views Bryson\u2019s firing as a message from Amazon to its workers. That\u2019s especially relevant now, as workers at the JFK8 warehouse are voting on unionization<\/a> starting next Friday, March 25th. <\/p>\n

In a statement emailed to The Verge<\/em>, NLRB Regional Director Kathy Drew King said:<\/p>\n

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We are seeking an injunction in District Court to immediately reinstate a worker that Amazon illegally fired for exercising his Section 7 rights. We are also asking the Court to order a mandatory meeting at JFK8 with all employees at which Amazon will read a notice of employees\u2019 rights under the National Labor Relations Act. No matter how large the employer, it is important for workers to know their rights\u2014particularly during a union election\u2014and that the NLRB will vociferously defend them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

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