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Staten Island
[ stat-n ]
noun
- an island facing New York Bay.
- Formerly Richmond. a borough of New York City including this island. 64½ sq. mi. (167 sq. km).
Staten Island
/ ˈæə /
noun
- an island in SE New York State, in New York Harbor: a borough of New York city; heavy industry. Pop: 443 728 (2000). Area: 155 sq km (60 sq miles)
Example Sentences
One Democratic Party-aligned polling firm that has consistently appeared on the DNC payroll, Global Strategy Group, was paid by Amazon in 2022 to help the company suppress a union election at a Staten Island warehouse.
In opposing the unionization drive, which was ultimately successful, Amazon scheduled mandatory meetings every 45 minutes, six days a week at the Staten Island, N.Y., warehouse where the drive originated.
The ruling stemmed from a complaint over Amazon’s conduct ahead of a 2022 union election at a Staten Island facility, where it held a series of mandatory anti-union meetings.
Amazon employees at a major warehouse in Staten Island in New York have also agreed to affiliate with the Teamsters.
The largest group at Amazon represented by the Teamsters works at JFK8, a Staten Island warehouse that employs more than 5,000 people.
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