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by Associated Press April 12, 2021 .
Despite the strongest public support and the most sympathetic president in years, the American labor movement just suffered a stinging defeat again.
Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, overwhelmingly voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in much-anticipated election results announced Friday.
Amazon and business groups celebrated the decision, saying warehouse workers got a chance to weigh the pros and cons of union membership and voted to reject it.
But labor activists argue that the lopsided vote shows how unfairly the odds are stacked against union organizing efforts and highlights the need for Congress to reform U.S. labor law. The House last month passed such legislation the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act but it looks likely to die in the Senate.
A file photo of a banner encouraging workers to vote in labor balloting is shown at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. Amazon workers voted against forming a union on April 9, in Alabama, handing the online retail giant a decisive victory and cutting off a path that labor activists had hoped would lead to similar efforts throughout the company and beyond. AP
WASHINGTON: Despite the strongest public support and the most sympathetic president in years, the American labour movement just suffered a stinging defeat – again.
Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, overwhelmingly voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in much-anticipated election results announced Friday.
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After Alabama Amazon union effort fails, labor activists try to regroup
Updated Apr 10, 2021;
By Paul Wiseman and Anne D Innocenzio | AP Business Writers
Despite the strongest public support and the most sympathetic president in years, the American labor movement just suffered a stinging defeat – again.
Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, overwhelmingly voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in much-anticipated election results announced Friday.
Amazon and business groups celebrated the decision, saying warehouse workers got a chance to weigh the pros and cons of union membership – and voted to reject it.
But labor activists argue that the lopsided vote shows how unfairly the odds are stacked against union organizing efforts and highlights the need for Congress to reform U.S. labor law. The House last month passed such legislation – the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act – but it looks likely to die in the Senate.