進行集體談判
Amazon has been involved in several labor disputes over the past few years. The online retailing giant has long been criticized for grueling work conditions that cause injuries and extremely low pay that forces workers to rely on public benefits.
近年來亞馬遜捲入了數起勞資糾紛，長期以來，這家線上零售巨頭一直因其惡劣的工作條件而遭到詬病，工傷及薪資過低迫使員工必須仰賴社會津貼的情況層出不窮，
be involved in…涉入…;捲入…labor disputes勞工糾紛grueling(adj.)使人精疲力盡的;艱辛的;讓人受不了的benefit(n.)津貼;補助;救濟金
For years, Amazon employees have fought for unions, but their efforts have been quashed by their employer. At last, they are poised to succeed.
多年來亞馬遜員工爭取成立工會，但卻不斷遭到資方阻撓，現在總算見到成功的曙光。
fight for sth. 爭取…quash(v.)鎮壓、平息=put an end to=stamp outquash rumors 平息謠言
Around 6,000 Amazon workers at an Alabama facility will vote on whether to unionize. If they succeed, they will form the first US-based union in Amazon’s history.
在阿拉巴馬州的亞馬遜倉儲，約有6千名員工將進行投票決定是否成立工會，若成功，他們將成立亞馬遜史上第一個美國工會。
facility(n.)場所unionize(v.)(使)加入工會
Employees at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama will cast a vote by mail to decide whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, according to an announcement posted Friday by the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that supervises union elections.
全美勞工關係委員會（NLRB）上週五公布，阿拉巴馬州貝塞麥市亞馬遜倉庫的員工將透過郵寄投票決定是否加入「零售批發和百貨商店工會」（RWDSU）。全美勞工關係委員會為監督工會投票的聯邦機構。
warehouse(n.)貨倉;倉庫cast a vote投票Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union零售批發和百貨商店工會post an announcement張貼公告National Labor Relations Board全美勞工關係委員會supervise(v.)監督=oversee
If the result is positive, it could trigger a wave of organizing at other Amazon warehouses across the US.
若投票通過，可能將引發全美其它亞馬遜倉庫成立工會的浪潮。
trigger(n.)(手槍)板機(v.)引起、引發(壞事)
While some Amazon workers have unionized in Europe, the company has obstructed every unionization effort in the US in its 25-year history.
雖然在歐洲部分亞馬遜員工有成立工會，但公司創立25年來都不斷阻撓員工在美國成立工會。
while(conj.)雖然=thoughobstruct(v.)阻礙;阻止;阻撓;妨礙=impedeunionize(v.)unionization(n.)組織工會;籌組工會
The most recent attempt took place seven years ago, when a small group of mechanics and technicians at a Delaware site voted on whether to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW).
上次員工試圖籌組工會是在7年前，當時在特拉華州有一群技師和技術人員對是否加入國際機械師和航空航太工會進行了投票。
mechanic(n.)(機械)維修人員;技師technician(n.)技工;技術員International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers國際機械師和航空航太工會machinist(n.)機械工;機械師
Forming a union will give the workers more leverage in negotiating with America’s second-largest private employer over better working conditions.
成立工會將讓亞馬遜員工更有影響力與美國第二大私人企業雇主談判，爭取更好的工作條件。
leverage(n.)槓桿作用、影響力influence(n.)影響力negotiate with sb. (over sth.) 與～協調、談判(某事)
“Having a union at Amazon would give us the right to collectively bargain over our working conditions including items such as safety standards, training, breaks, pay, benefits, and other important issues that would make our workplace better,” states a website in support of unionizing Amazon’s Bessemer workers.
支持貝塞麥市亞馬遜員工成立工會的網站寫道：「在亞馬遜成立工會將使我們有權力就我們的工作條件進行集體談判，包括工安標準、培訓、休息時間、薪酬、福利以及其它改善職場的重要議題。」
collectively(adv.)集體地bargain(n.)便宜貨;廉價品(v.)(就價格工資或工作條件等)討價還價in support of…支持…
The push to unionize comes as Amazon has faced a surge in orders during the coronavirus pandemic, while also allegedly forcing employees to work unprotected.
亞馬遜在新冠疫情期間訂單量激增，據說亞馬遜曾在疫情期間強硬要求員工在沒有防護的環境下工作，
push(n.)努力;攻勢a surge=a sudden increase激增allegedly(adv.)據稱;據說=reportedly
Some warehouse workers who expressed concerns over unsafe conditions have been illegally fired.
甚至有針對工作安全提出疑慮的倉儲人員遭到公司非法解僱。
fire(v.)解僱dismiss(v.)(正式)解僱