More than 100 Amazon workers performed a piece stoppage for round three hours after a fireplace broke out at a achievement heart on Staten Island, New York. Night shift staff have been moved to a break room as firefighters tackled a dumpster fireplace on a delivery dock subsequent to the JFK8 warehouse. No one was injured, based on the New York City Fire Department, which was known as to the scene at round 4PM ET on Monday.

Amazon Labor Union (ALU) president Chris Smalls mentioned round 500 workers declined to return to work. Amazon put the determine at 100 and mentioned one other 1,000 stored working. The staff who downed instruments occupied the human sources workplace and demanded paid day without work for the evening, as Motherboard stories.

“All employees were safely evacuated, and day shift employees were sent home with pay,” Amazon spokesperson Paul Flaningan instructed Gothamist. “The FDNY licensed the constructing is protected and at that time we requested all evening shift workers to report back to their usually scheduled shift. While the overwhelming majority of workers reported to their workstations, a small group refused to return to work and remained within the constructing with out permission.”

Workers on the warehouse voted to type a union earlier this 12 months. Amazon has contested the outcomes of the election. Last month, a listening to officer recommended that the National Labor Relations Board ought to reject Amazon’s claims that the vote was invalid and authorize the union. Pending additional appeals, Amazon has not began union contract negotiations.

Meanwhile, staff at one other Amazon warehouse are in search of to unionize with the ALU. An election shall be held at a achievement heart outdoors of Albany later this month. Amid unionization efforts throughout the corporate, Amazon this week introduced it should improve hourly staff’ pay.