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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. BHM1 is only the second US Amazon facility to hold a union vote, following a far smaller group of warehouse technicians in Delaware. Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images.

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Public vote counting starts for Amazon union drive in Alabama

The Verge

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has begun publicly tallying votes for a proposed Amazon workers’ union in Alabama, which would be the first of its kind nationwide. A group reached out to the RWDSU, which represented workers in nearby poultry plants and other businesses. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images.

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

The Verge

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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Amazon employees in North Carolina vote against joining union

Fast Company Tech

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina rejected a proposal to unionize, becoming the latest group of the companys employees to side against union representation. Ryan Brown, a former Amazon worker who cofounded the group, said Saturday, We had already braced ourselves for a loss. One, were in the South.

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Amazon workers in Staten Island refile union petition

The Verge

However, as reported by Bloomberg , it later withdrew its petition after it was determined that the group needed more signatures. US law dictates that union organizers need the support of at least 30 percent of workers — the four warehouses employ around 5,500 workers in total, according to Bloomberg.

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Caliphate’s bad source shows the dangers of the podcasting gold rush

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In this case, Baquet says the Times did not have evidence Chaudhry had ever been to Syria or that he had joined ISIS or killed civilians for the group, all of which is claimed in the podcast. Participant Media acquired the show’s feature rights and is currently developing it to become a full-length film.).

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Why the Amazon union vote is bigger than Amazon

The Verge

For the last seven weeks, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama , have been voting by mail on whether to unionize. The vote is taking place at an Amazon warehouse called BHM1 in Bessemer, Alabama, outside Birmingham. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Here is what’s happened so far and what might happen next.

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