Efforts to unionize Amazon.com warehouse workers in Alabama were defeated on Friday by a more than 2-to-1 margin in a major win for the online retailer. But the union trying to organize workers was set to challenge the results, assailing the company's methods.
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(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc warehouse employees in Alabama were on track to reject unionization by a 2-1 margin with almost half the votes counted in an election seen as a potential turning point for organized labor. Of the 3,215 ballots received, workers so far voted 1,100-463 against forming a union at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. The vote count will resume at 8:30 a.m. CT (1330 GMT) on Friday.
Efforts to unionize Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama warehouse were defeated by a wide margin in the second day of vote counting. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which would have served as the workers' union, had the vote passed, was quick to challenge the results. Amazon has left no stone unturned in its efforts to gaslight its own employees.
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Shares of Amazon.com Inc. rallied 0.5% toward a 7-week high in morning trading Friday, after workers in Alabama voted against forming a union. About 71% of workers at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. voted 'no' to the union, according to a count by The Wall Street Journal. On Thursday, The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union said Thursday that 3,215 votes were sent in, representing about 55% of the workers eligible to vote, as the Associated Press reported, with the vote tilting heavily against the union. Amazon's stock, which was on track for the highest close since Feb. 18, has rallied 7.2% so far in April, but has edged up just 1.8% year to date. In comparison, the S&P 500 has tacked on 3.2% this month and has rallied 9.2% this year.
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An attempt to unionize an Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Alabama warehouse workforce appears to have failed, as more than 70% of the approximately 2,500 employees who cast votes rejected the call to organize, The New York Times reports. It voiced support for a nationwide $15 minimum wage and robust benefits for starting workers, expanding on Jeff Bezos's declaration of support for the Biden administration's infrastructure plan.
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With voting having broken overwhelmingly in Amazon’s favor, the union was quick to challenge the results. The RWDSU was quick to offer TechCrunch a statement from President Stuart Appelbaum after no votes broke the 50% threshold, noting, “We demand a comprehensive investigation over Amazon's behavior in corrupting this election.” Amazon, unsurprisingly, was quick to take a victory lap.
(Reuters) -Amazon.com warehouse workers in Alabama voted against forming a union by a more than 2-to-1 margin in a major win for the retailer, but the union hoping to reignite the U.S. labor movement said on Friday it would challenge the results, citing election interference. National Labor Relations Board representatives counted 1,798 voting against forming a union, with 738 ballots in favor. Amazon shares rose 1.8% Friday, adding to earlier gains.
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