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The National Labor Relations Board resumed counting mail-in ballots in an Amazon labor union vote in Bessmer, Alabama, and early results show workers are again rejecting the effort to unionize.
Workers at the BHM1 warehouse voted 993 against unionizing, while 875 voted in favor of it, and over 400 ballots will undergo further review.
From the financial crisis to COVID, corporations have profited while workers sacrificed. Now, they're turning to unions to try to wrench back power.
The following article which originally appeared in TheStand.org was reprinted by the Washington State AFL-CIO which gave People's World permission to reprint it here. February is a celebration of Black history, Black excellence, and Black experiences.
Bessemer, Alabama The weather was cool in Alabama on Feb. 26, but the Amazon workers’ spirits were hot! A crowd of hundreds gathered in front of a stage built by local International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) members. A banner with the faces of scores and scores of Amazon…