US Amazon warehouse workers prepare for historic union vote

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Source: The Guardian

Michael Sainato
Tue 15 Feb 2022 04.00 EST

Labor board overturned first election over company’s unfair conduct, giving workers another chance to be the first Amazon facility in US to unionize

Workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, have begun the rerun of a historic union election after the US labor regulator ruled Amazon’s conduct had interfered with a previous election in 2021 and ordered a new vote.

The union drive comes as other large US employers including Starbucks and Target are fighting off union drives. If successful, the warehouse would be the first Amazon facility to unionize in the US. Employees said that Amazon – which now employs more than 1 million people in the US – is fighting hard to make sure this vote also fails, but some are feeling more confident the second time around.

Darryl Richardson, an employee at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer for two years, said workers and organizers are now more apt to resist Amazon’s union-busting efforts.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/feb/15/amazon-union-vote-workers-prepare