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Roughly 500 ballots submitted in Amazon.com Inc’s landmark union election have been challenged in a contest that will determine whether an Alabama warehouse becomes the online retailer’s first organized workplace in the United States, people familiar with the matter said.
With about half of roughly 3,200 ballots counted, the election is currently poised to result in workers rejecting a unionization push by a more than 2-1 margin, potentially dealing a blow to organized labor.
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By Mike Spector and Jeffrey Dastin
(Reuters) - Roughly 500 ballots submitted in Amazon.com Incâs landmark union election have been challenged in a contest that will determine whether an Alabama warehouse becomes the online retailerâs first organized workplace in the United States, people familiar with the matter said.
With about half of roughly 3,200 ballots counted, the election is currently poised to result in workers rejecting a unionization push by a more than 2-1 margin, potentially dealing a blow to organized labor.
The challenged ballots could take on significance if the union meaningfully closes the gap when additional votes are counted. The U.S. National Labor Relations Board would adjudicate the disputed ballots if necessary to determining the outcome.
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Amazon has secured enough votes to block a union effort at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, proving the might of the online shopping giant and cutting off a path that labour activists had hoped would lead to similar efforts throughout the company and beyond.
Amazon crossed the threshold to secure a majority of votes, with 1,798 warehouse workers rejecting the union and 738 voting in favour, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which is overseeing the process.
Initial Vote Counting Shows Amazon Workers Against Forming Union In Alabama: Reports
SEATTLE (dpa-AFX) - A preliminary vote count showed that Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama voted overwhelmingly against forming a union, according to several media reports.
With about half the 3,215 ballots counted, there were 1,100 votes against unionization and 463 votes in support. The counting is scheduled to resume on Friday, reports said.
About 5,800 workers at the Bessemer warehouse were eligible to cast their votes to decide whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union or RWDSU. About 55% of the eligible workers cast their votes in the election.
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