Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images The fulfillment center does not turn into a trade union overnight and there is potentially a long way to go. But the wheels are in motion for a change. Here’s what happens next:
Delays, challenges and negotiations
According to an analysis published in June by Bloomberg Law, it takes an average of 409 days to sign a CBA between employers and their newly formed union employees. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images The challenges must not end there. If they are not satisfied with the regional director’s decision, either party may escalate its complaint to the NLRB Washington DC.
Why wait?
“They have this choice they can make,” Christman said. “They can either decide to continue to fight it in a very negative way or say that employees have identified problems in the workforce and let’s listen to them.” Starbucks bartenders at various locations voted to form unions, and in late March, Google Fiber contractors in Kansas City, Missouri, backed a union effort, becoming the first Alphabet workers’ union. This could be a moment for the company to play well and avoid a protracted battle, said Tom Kochan, a professor at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
