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Amazon Loses Bid to Halt NLRB Proceedings Over Teamsters Dispute
Updated On: Jan 12, 2026
Jan. 12, 2026| JUSTICE | Federal court blocks Amazon from halting labor board proceedings, closing off a strategy employers hoped would stop union complaints. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed …that companies facing [ULP] charges must work through the National Labor Relations Board's administrative process even when challenging the agency's constitutional authority. The case centers on Amazon's conflict with the Teamsters union over delivery drivers who worked for Battle Tested Strategies (BTS), a contractor Amazon terminated in April 2023. Shortly after Amazon canceled the contract, BTS recognized the Teamsters as the bargaining representative for its drivers and signed a union agreement. …[T]he decision means constitutional challenges cannot serve as an escape hatch from labor board proceedings. Companies facing unfair labor practice charges will need to defend themselves through the NLRB's administrative system. HRD America
Jan. 12, 2026
