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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 RWDSU says it will appeal the election, requesting a hearing on whether the election results should be set aside. “We Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images.

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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 ). As a result, the outcome depends on a hearing that hasn’t yet been scheduled.

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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). Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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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 workers vote to unionize Staten Island warehouse

The Verge

The company is evaluating its options, the post says, “including filing objections based on the inappropriate and undue influence by the NLRB” that it claims it witnessed. The post didn’t specify what “influence” it was referring to. The ALU has been trying to unionize Amazon workers in New York for nearly two years.

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The Amazon Bessemer union election is going into overtime

The Verge

Workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama held their second union vote | Patrick T. The votes for the union drive at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, have been counted, but the final result is so close that it will depend on a court hearing yet to come. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images.

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Amazon employees in North Carolina vote against joining union

Fast Company Tech

Following the union win, Whole Foods asked the NLRB to toss out the election results, arguing the voting process was tainted. However, Amazon has objected to the election result and refused to negotiate over a contract.