A union charge has merited the National Labor Relations Board’s approval. AmazonNew York City’s Staten Island Labor Law was broken by the holding of mandatory worker meetings in an effort to get its workers to not unionize.

In the past, workers were allowed by the labor board to call such meetings. They are regularly held in companies like Amazon. Starbucks during union drives.

But, memo sent to the agency’s field offices last month, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said she believes the meetings, often called “captive audience meetings,” are at odds with labor law, and would seek to get them outlawed.

A representative of Amazon Labor Union shared the decision with the agency on Friday. the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history.

Seth Goldstein the attorney called it “a huge victory”.

Amazon spokesperson stated that such meetings were legal for more than 70 years. We hold these meetings, just like many companies, with employees to make sure everyone is clear about the process of joining a union as well as the electoral process.

A spokesperson from the NLRB said that Amazon would be charged with a violation of the law if it does not agree to a settlement. If Amazon doesn’t reach a settlement, the complaint will be brought before an administrative court where the parties may litigate.

Bloomberg News reported the determination first.

According to an email sent by Matt Jackson (an attorney at the NLRB’s Brooklyn field office), the agency found merit in the Union’s claim that workers were threatened with losing their benefits if they voted for unionization.

Kelly Nantel, Amazon spokesperson stated that “these allegations are false” and that she looks forward to supporting them through the process.

Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, an organization that organized in Alabama, filed a similar complaint regarding the mandatory meetings.

Electronic commerce giant Amazon filed opposition to the election which resulted in labor winning. The objections claimed organizers and Brooklyn regional office of the agency had acted in a manner that compromised the ballot. It is set to hold a hearing later this month.

Union lost another election earlier this week at another Staten Island Amazon warehouse.

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