So far, three major corporations have joined forces in filing a challenge to the way the National Labor Relations Board determines violations of law, arguing the board’s power to impose penalties without a jury trial denies them their basic right to due process. Amazon is the latest to join the fight, which includes Trader Joe’s and SpaceX.
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Amazon.com has joined Elon Musk’s SpaceX and grocer Trader Joe’s in arguing that the enforcement proceedings of the top U.S. labor regulator violate the Constitution.
In a filing Thursday, Amazon said it will argue that the structure of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is unconstitutional because it denies the company’s right to a jury trial.
The company also said that limits on the removal of administrative judges and the board’s five members, who are appointed by the president, violate the separation of powers and are unconstitutional.
… The filing came in a pending case accusing Amazon of illegally retaliating against workers at a warehouse in the New York City borough of Staten Island, where employees voted to unionize in 2022. Amazon, which has faced more than 250 NLRB complaints alleging unlawful labor practices across the country in recent years, has denied wrongdoing.
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