Amazon challenges hundreds of ballots in Alabama workers' union drive [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Election will determine if workers in Bessemer will form the first labor union at an Amazon warehouse in the US
Amazon has challenged hundreds of ballots in a vote to form a union at one of its warehouses in Alabama in a unionization drive seen as one of the most important labor fights in recent American history.
The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday began to open the ballots and start tabulating votes in the election in Bessemer, Alabama.
Some 3,215 votes were cast in the election out of more than 5,800 eligible employees. The election will determine if workers in Bessemer will form the first labor union at an Amazon warehouse in the US.
According to the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, hundreds of ballots were challenged, mostly by Amazon.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/apr/08/amazon-alabama-workers-union-drive
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