In Amazon union election, votes cast by some ineligible ex-employees could swing outcome

REUTERS: Although Emily Stone's employment at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse ended on Feb. 1, she still received a ballot for her former company's union election in the weeks following her departure and a text asking her to vote no.

The NLRB requires that Amazon distribute a notice of election informing employees that they would become ineligible under those circumstances. It is not clear whether all workers who received ballots were aware of the restriction, which was detailed in one sentence of the five-page document.The NLRB region did not send out ballots until Feb. 8. The materials were sent to workers on a list Amazon provided based on the January payroll period.

Stuart Appelbaum, the RWDSU's president, said he did not know when the results would be settled in Bessemer. He added:"We've heard from over 1,000 Amazon workers who want to know if their warehouse could be next" to attempt unionization. Union membership has fallen to 11per cent of the eligible workforce in 2020 from 20per cent in 1983, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has said.

Five others no longer at Amazon, including Ethan Dagnan, told Reuters they have not returned their ballots.

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