NLRB Judge Rules Against Amazon in San Francisco Union Fight

Source: Yahoo/Sourcing Journal

Glenn Taylor
Tue, June 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM CDT

A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge has ruled Amazon must collectively bargain with dozens of Teamsters-represented workers at a San Francisco warehouse, saying the company failed ​to recognize the union or call for an election as required by a Biden-era board ruling.

In the decision issued in a Washington, D.C. court on June 22, Administrative Law Judge Michael Silverstein said Amazon must negotiate with about 120 "sortation associates" at the delivery station known as "DCK6" after the union informed the company nearly two years ago that two-thirds of the workers had signed off on joining the union.

Judge Silverstein cited the board's August 2023 ruling, Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, 372 NLRB No. 130, which established a framework where an employer must either recognize and bargain with a union or promptly file a petition seeking a secret ballot election as long as a majority of employees in the bargaining unit have designated the union as their representative.

In October 2024, 80 out of 121 "Tier 1" associates at the facility had submitted authorization cards declaring they wished to affiliate with the Teamsters.


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