"WE ARE NOT ROBOTS": AMAZON EMPLOYEES PUSH TO UNIONIZE Workers announced the launch of union push in response to working conditions as the company says it does not recognize allegations. As amazon's workforce has more than doubled over the past three years, workers at AMAZON'S warehouses in the united states have started raising their voice and pushing towards forming a union to fight back against the company's treatment of its employees. Amazon's global workforce reached more than 61,3000 employees worldwide, not including the 100,000 temporary employees the company hired for the holiday season. Just a few months after Amazon opened its first New york-based fulfillment center in Staten Island, workers want to launch union push with help from the retail, wholesal...