Alabama Amazon workers may see a union election rerun after NLRB official's recommendation

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Alabama Amazon workers may see a union election rerun after NLRB official's recommendation.

A National Labor Relations Board official recommended a re-vote in a report.Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama may get a second shot at voting to form a union after a hearing officer with the National Labor Relations Board found that Amazon illegally discouraged union organization, according to an internal report.

in April, a move many labor activists regarded as a major blow to the already beleaguered organized labor movement in the U.S.Union supporters gather outside of the Amazon fulfillment center on March 29, 2021 in Bessemer, Ala. Employees voted on creating the first Amazon union in the United States. In a statement to ABC News, Amazon pointed out that the workers"overwhelmingly" voted against forming a union by 2 to 1 and signaled that it would appeal if an election rerun was called. The April election results indicated that more than twice as many workers voted against a union than for it.

 

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They are crying foul because of the loss of potential dues revenue.

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