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Amazon hit with US labor board complaint over 'joint employment' of drivers

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- Amazon has been accused by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) of illegally refusing to bargain with a union representing drivers employed by a contractor, Battle Tested Strategies (BTS). - The NLRB claims that Amazon is considered a joint employer of the drivers employed by BTS and used illegal tactics to discourage union activities at a facility in Palmdale, California. - BTS drivers voted to join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union, becoming the first Amazon delivery contractors to unionize. - The NLRB states that Amazon broke the law by terminating its contract with BTS after the drivers unionized, without first bargaining with the Teamsters. - Amazon argues that it does not have enough control over drivers' working conditions to be considered their joint employer. - The case will be heard by an administrative judge in Los Angeles, with an initial hearing scheduled for next March.