Analysis-Amazon s win in union fight shows harsh realities facing labor movement
Reuters | Apr 10, 2021 12:36 AM EDT
Aerial view of the Amazon facility where workers will vote on whether to unionize, in Bessemer, Alabama, U.S., (Photo : REUTERS/Dustin Chambers)
Amazon.com Inc s fierce resistance to unionization, skepticism among workers that organizing could get them a better deal and decisions on election parameters all contributed to the apparently lopsided defeat of a labor drive at the company s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, people close to the events said.
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A vote by workers on whether to unionize failed on Friday by a more than 2-to-1 margin in a major win for the world s largest online retailer. The union plans to challenge the results based on Amazon s conduct during the election.
Analysis: Amazon s win in union fight shows harsh realities facing labor movement
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By Jeffrey Dastin and Mike Spector
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc s fierce resistance to unionization, skepticism among workers that organizing could get them a better deal and decisions on election parameters all contributed to the apparently lopsided defeat of a labor drive at the company s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, people close to the events said.
A vote by workers on whether to unionize failed on Friday by a more than 2-to-1 margin in a major win for the world s largest online retailer. The union plans to object to the results based on Amazon s conduct during the election.