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Amazon has lost its bid to delay Alabama union vote

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has denied a set of motions from Amazon that sought to delay a union election at a company warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Alabama warehouse workers prepare to face down Amazon in union vote

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An Amazon warehouse in Alabama could become the first to unionize in the US For the next seven weeks, employees at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama will vote on whether to become the first of the company’s US employees to unionize. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Amazon changed traffic light timing during union drive, county officials say

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As part of its ongoing fight over an Alabama warehouse’s efforts to unionize, Amazon reportedly changed the timing of a traffic light outside the warehouse, according to reporting by More Perfect Union. Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Twitch, owned by Amazon, pulls Amazon’s anti-union ads

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The ads were the latest entry in a long campaign aimed at disrupting organization efforts at an Amazon warehouse outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Reached for comment, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) president Stuart Appelbaum denounced the ad. Amazon was not immediately available for comment.

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President Biden denounces ‘anti-union propaganda’ ahead of Amazon union vote

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On Sunday night, President Joe Biden released a message of support for unionizing Amazon workers in Alabama, while sternly denouncing anti-union efforts by employers. Biden never names Amazon directly in the statement, although he does directly name Alabama warehouse workers. Photo by Adam Schultz for White House / Flickr.

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Security startup Verkada hack exposes 150,000 security cameras in Tesla factories, jails, and more

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In a statement to Bloomberg , a Verkada representative commented: “We have disabled all internal administrator accounts to prevent any unauthorized access. In addition to the live feeds, the group also claimed to have had access to the full video archive of all of Verkada’s customers.

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NLRB officer says Amazon violated US labor law

The Verge

An initial assessment from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has recommended workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama hold a new election to determine whether to unionize with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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