By Michael Sainato Source: The Guardian Workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, have begun the rerun of a historic union election after the US labor regulator ruled Amazon’s conduct had interfered with a previous election in 2021 and ordered a new vote. The union drive comes as other [...]
By Noam Scheiber and Karen Weise Source: The New York Times During the first union election at Amazon’s Bessemer, Ala., warehouse early last year, organizers largely avoided visiting workers at home because Covid was raging and few Americans were vaccinated. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union believed the precaution was [...]
By Karen Weise Source: The New York Times Amazon workers in Alabama will have another shot at voting to form a union this winter, as the National Labor Relations Board scheduled a mail-in election to start Feb. 4. The agency told the workers on Tuesday that they will have until [...]
By Rand Wilson & Pete Olney Source: In These Times On April 9, the National Labor Relations Board announced the results of a mail ballot certification election that concluded on March 29 for workers at the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama. With 3,215 votes cast, the Retail, Wholesale and Department [...]
This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning nonprofit journalism outfit. It is republished here with permission. By Kelly Candaele The union organizing drive at the mammoth Amazon “fulfillment center” in Bessemer, located 20 miles south of Birmingham, Alabama, has the feel of both a social and religious movement. [...]