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The Verge
APRIL 9, 2021
Amazon employees at a Bessemer, Alabama warehouse have voted against unionizing the facility’s roughly 5,800-person workforce. Workers voted in February and March by mail over whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), a possibility Amazon fought with anti-union meetings and other aggressive measures.
The Verge
AUGUST 2, 2021
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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The Verge
APRIL 8, 2021
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. Amazon workers at Bessemer cast their ballots by mail in February and March, and the official counting process began on March 30th. Photo by Patrick T.
The Verge
MAY 30, 2021
Because of state laws banning car companies from selling directly to consumers, Tesla could end up shipping the cars from its Austin factory to other states, before they’re sent back to their Texan buyers. Tesla doesn’t have franchised dealers to protect, but that doesn’t matter to Texas law as it’s currently written.
The Verge
JANUARY 11, 2022
The NLRB said Amazon broke labor laws in the original election. The second union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama will begin on February 4th, according to a notice posted Tuesday by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which you can read below. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
The Verge
MARCH 31, 2022
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.
The Verge
MAY 21, 2021
For months during the union drive, Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, felt like they were being watched. RWDSU is trying to convince the labor board to throw out the results of the vote by proving Amazon violated US labor law. and “Mail your ballot here.”. Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images.
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