amazon union vote: Amazon's win in union fight shows harsh realities facing labor movement
We'll soon meet in your inbox. Please wait... Union leaders had hoped the campaign just outside Birmingham would create Amazon's first organized workplace in the country and spark a new era of worker activism. Instead, it has illustrated the continued challenges facing the labor movement. Officials at the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) argued that Amazon's unfair tactics were to blame in an election where only just over half of eligible workers cast ballots. In a statement, the RWDSU said, "The results of the election should be set aside because conduct by the employe...