Amazon CEO’s Comments Violated Labor Law, NLRB Judge Rules

  • Judge cited comments Andy Jassy made to the media in 2022
  • Amazon says ruling ‘reflects poorly’ on state of free speech

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Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy made comments to the media in 2022 that violated federal labor law, a US National Labor Relations Board judge ruled Wednesday.

Remarks that Jassy made to reporters about the downsides of unionization told “employees that, if they selected a union, they would become less empowered and would find it harder to get things done quickly,” NLRB administrative law judge Brian Gee wrote.