Amazon hired an influential Democratic pollster to fight the Staten Island union drive
Why This 28-Year-Old Earning $81,000 Changed Careers: ‘I Knew It Was Risky, But What's the Worst That Could Happen?'The videos and printed materials distributed by GSG attempt to discourage employees from voting to join a union. They use phrases like"One team, working together" and"Unpack it: Get the facts about unions," a slogan repeated on Amazon's anti-union website –.
GSG employees in New York, Connecticut and Washington, D.C., have been involved with the project, the documents show.An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment on GSG's work in Staten Island. After publication of this story, a GSG representative told CNBC by text message that the article is"grossly inaccurate and misrepresents" their work. Later the spokesperson said the firm didn't create or distribute materials described in the story or attend audience meetings at JFK8. CNBC has documentation to back up its reporting, including descriptions of the firm's work with Amazon.
Turning to such a prominent consulting firm underscores Amazon's level of concern about the union vote and the potential precedent it could set. GSG started in 1995 as a boutique polling firm, and has since expanded to provide research, public relations and consulting services. Along the way, it's amassed a high-profile roster of political and corporate clients,
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