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Amazon workers vote down Alabama union campaign

The Verge

Amazon employees at a Bessemer, Alabama warehouse have voted against unionizing the facility’s roughly 5,800-person workforce. The eligibility for 505 ballots was contested, mostly by Amazon; because more than half the total votes opposed unionization, these challenged ballots were not opened. Photo by PATRICK T. Our system is broken”.

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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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A fired Amazon worker is trying to unionize four NYC-area facilities

The Verge

The effort comes on the heels of a bitter defeat for Amazon organizers in Alabama. Earlier this month, warehouse workers in Bessemer voted against unionizing with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), although the organization is currently contesting the results.

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As Trump makes legal labor action more difficult with labor board cuts, some workers are considering other options

Fast Company Tech

The grocery chain with a progressive reputation filed six objections with the National Labor Relations Board after workers voted 48 to 36 to join Trader Joes United, an independent union. Wilcox has since filed a lawsuit contesting her firing, arguing that it violated some of the very labor laws she previously enforced.)

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Climate laws at the state level could now be in the DOJ’s crosshairs. Here’s why

Fast Company Tech

Chamber of Commerce, filed the lawsuit against Vermont. The lawsuit against New York was filed by West Virginia, along with several coal, gas and oil interests and 21 other mostly Republican-led states, including Texas, Ohio, and Georgia. Court battles are already ongoing The American Petroleum Institute, along with the U.S.

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