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Joseph Pisani, Alexandra Olsen, and Anne D’Innocenzio Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama handed the online retail giant a decisive victory when they voted against forming a union and cut off a path that labor activists had hoped would lead to similar efforts throughout the company and beyond. After months of aggressive campaigning from both sides, 1,798 warehouse workers ultimately rejected the union while 738 voted in favor of it, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which is overseeing the process. Of the 3,117 votes cast, 76 were voided for being filled out ...

Of the 3,215 ballots cast, there were 1,798 votes opposing the union and 738 in favor. Approximately 5,800 workers at the Bessemer warehouse were eligible to vote on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.  In order to defeat the union, Amazon needed to garner 1,608 votes, or a little more than 50% of the ballots cast. The margin of victory is larger than the approximately 500 challenged ballots, which would have only been tallied if they would've swayed the outcome of the election. The election result still needs to be formally certified by the Nationa Labor Relati...

Amazon workers resoundingly reject union bid at Alabama warehouse Updated Apr 09, 1:47 PM; Posted Apr 09, 1:46 PM The union said it would file an objection with the NLRB charging the company with illegally interfering with the union vote. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images Facebook Share Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, handed the online retail giant a decisive victory when they voted against forming a union and cut off a path that labor activists had hoped would lead to similar efforts throughout the company and beyond. After months of...