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Amazon has lost its bid to delay Alabama union vote

The Verge

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 had filed two motions to delay the proceeding, including an effort to force an in-person vote, in spite of ongoing pandemic risks.

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Union files objections to Amazon’s actions in Bessemer, AL election

The Verge

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (or RWDSU) has filed objections against Amazon to the National Labor Relations Board, saying that the company has again interfered with its election in Bessemer, Alabama ( via CNBC ). Amazon did not immediately reply to The Verge ’s request for comment.

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Alabama warehouse workers prepare to face down Amazon in union vote

The Verge

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. Meanwhile, COVID cases in the South were spiking. (A

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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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Amazon must redo Bessemer union election, orders labor board official

The Verge

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered a new election at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama site, a tentative victory for organizers who had sought to unionize workers at the company’s fulfillment locations. The decision does not name a date for the second election, which will be set in a future filing. Photo by PATRICK T.

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Amazon faces lawsuit over missed lunch breaks

The Verge

First filed in San Francisco County Superior Court in February, the case was removed to US District Court California, Northern District on Friday. And Monday is the deadline for workers at Amazon’s plant in Bessemer, Alabama to vote whether to form the first-ever Amazon union in the US.

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Amazon’s nationwide NLRB settlement makes it easier for workers to organize

The Verge

Earlier this month, warehouse workers in Staten Island walked out to protest the company’s labor practices and filed a petition to run a unionization election. Amazon didn’t immediately respond to The Verge’s request for comment on the settlement. Amazon faces a growing workers’ rights movement.