The ruling represents the second time in three months the board has intervened to compel the company to the bargaining table. Earlier this spring, federal regulators issued a similar order regarding the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island. Randy Korgan, director of the Teamsters Amazon Division, described the decision as a necessary check against a company that has long avoided its federal obligations.

Amazon has faced consistent criticism from organized labor for its resistance to union representation. While the company maintains its internal policies, the NLRB’s recent stance suggests a tightening of federal oversight regarding labor law compliance at major distribution centers. For the Teamsters, which represents 1.3 million members across North America, the order serves as a tactical victory, pressuring the company to address worker demands during one of its most profitable sales cycles.