Labor group accuses Amazon of illegally interfering with union vote
Many of the allegations by the union revolve around a mailbox that Amazon installed in the parking lot of the Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse.
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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 30, 2021 file photo, a banner encouraging workers to vote in labor balloting is shown at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. Author: JOSEPH PISANI (AP Retail Writer) Published: 1:37 PM EDT April 19, 2021 Updated: 1:37 PM EDT April 19, 2021
NEW YORK The retail union that failed to organize Amazon workers at a Alabama warehouse wants the results of a recent vote to be thrown out, saying that the company illegally interfered with the process.
Union accuses Amazon of illegally interfering with vote
JOSEPH PISANI, AP Retail Writer
April 19, 2021
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FILE - In this March 30, 2021 file photo, a banner encouraging workers to vote in labor balloting is shown at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. The retail union that failed to unionize Amazon workers at the Alabama warehouse wants the results to be thrown out, saying that the company illegally interfered with the voting process.The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union said in a filing that Amazon threatened workers with layoffs and even the closing of the warehouse if they unionized.Jay Reeves/AP
Union says Amazon illegally interfered with vote, wants results thrown out
By JOSEPH PISANI Associated Press,Updated April 19, 2021, 3:58 p.m.
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The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union alleges that Amazon threatened workers with layoffs and even the closing of the Alabama warehouse if they unionized.Jay Reeves/Associated Press
NEW YORK â The retail union that failed to organize Amazon workers at an Alabama warehouse wants the results of a recent vote to be thrown out, saying that the company illegally interfered with the process.
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union said in a filing that Amazon threatened workers with layoffs and even the closing of the warehouse if they unionized. It also said Amazon fired a pro-union employee, but declined to name the person.
The retail union that failed to organize Amazon workers at a Alabama warehouse wants the results to be thrown out, but a university expert said it would be rare to overturn union voting results.
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