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Amazon's union vote: What's at stake in the Alabama warehouse election


Amazon s union vote: What s at stake in the Alabama warehouse election
Nearly 6,000 Bessemer workers could kick off a movement that takes Amazon s reputation for reliable delivery out of its control.
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The warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, where a union vote will be tallied this week. Historically, the region had strong steel and coal unions, but industry died out in the late 20th century. 
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For the first time in seven years, Amazon warehouse workers are deciding whether to unionize, which could give them more say in their hours, pay and working conditions. Union drives rarely make it to a vote in Amazon warehouses, and those that have, failed. Now employees in Alabama have the opportunity to break this pattern and become the first unionized Amazon warehouse workers in the US. ....

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As Amazon workers in Alabama debate unionizing, The Times investigates how the company has tried to thwart past efforts.


As Amazon workers in Alabama debate unionizing, The Times investigates how the company has tried to thwart past efforts.
Volunteers canvassing for union votes in front of an Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Ala.Credit.Bob Miller for The New York Times
Published March 16, 2021Updated March 18, 2021
Nearly 6,000 workers have until March 29 to decide whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. A labor victory could energize workers in other U.S. communities, where Amazon has more than 800 warehouses employing more than 500,000 people.
“This is happening in the toughest state, with the toughest company, at the toughest moment,” said Janice Fine, a professor of labor studies at Rutgers University. “If the union can prevail given those three facts, it will send a message that Amazon is organizable everywhere.” ....

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