Maddow Blog | Ahead of Alabama vote, Biden breaks new ground with union message MSNBC 3/1/2021 Steve Benen Throughout its history, Amazon.com has successfully beaten back every unionization effort in the United States. That may soon change. At an Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama, thousands of workers are weighing whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, and balloting is currently underway. Not surprisingly, the giant online retailer has been unsubtle in trying to dissuade its employees, holding mandatory meetings to make the case against unioniza...