Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's comments about unions violated federal law, NLRB judge rules

An administrative law judge has ruled that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated labor law by making certain anti-union comments during media interviews two years ago. In a ruling issued Wednesday, the National Labor Relations Board judge pointed to statements Jassy made on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” and during two summits organized by Bloomberg News and the New York Times. The judge said statements Jassy made about how employees would be less empowered under a union, “find it harder to get things done quickly and would be better off” without one ran afoul of federal labor law. An Amazon spokesperson says the company strongly disagrees with the decision and intends to appeal.