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Canton Campaign
Amazon’s nearly 6,000 workers in Bessemer have until March 29 to mail in their vote on joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Amazon opened the new fulfillment center to employees exactly one year prior. If a majority of workers vote yes, this would be Amazon’s first union in the United States. Advocates hope that will lead to more Amazon job sites unionizing. The company argues they already offer excellent health benefits and pay, which would just be cut into with union dues.
The pay wasn’t a major factor in either the Amazon or Nissan union campaigns. The Canton plant paid more than $26 an hour for some veteran workers. Amazon pays its Bessemer employees at least $15, almost double the minimum wage.