TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Sep 6, 2024

Amazon filed a lawsuit against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Thursday, challenging the agency's structure and its handling of a union election at a Staten Island warehouse in 2022. Reuters reports the lawsuit alleges that the NLRB violated the U.S. Constitution by interfering with the election and acting as prosecutor, judge and jury in the case. Amazon claims that the board's five presidential appointees lack proper oversight and that the company is denied the right to a jury trial. The report states the lawsuit echoes similar claims made by other companies against the NLRB, which maintains that its structure is legal and defends its actions as protecting workers' rights.