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Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 993 to 875 against forming a union. The National Labor Relations Board, which oversees the election, said that 416 ...

“As a company, we don’t think unions are the best answer for our employees,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement. At a nearby bus stop, organizers have put up signs encouraging workers to vote in favor of the union. Among other things, Staten Island workers are seeking longer breaks, paid time off for injured employees and an hourly wage of $30, up from a minimum of just over $18 per hour offered by the company. But some experts believe that won’t make much of a difference in the outcome of the Staten Island election, citing federal labor laws that favor employers, and Amazon’s anti-union stance. The mostly Black workforce at the Alabama facility, which opened in 2020, mirrors the Bessemer population of more than 70 percent Black residents, according to the latest U. S. Census data. Ramos said he believes organizers don’t have enough experience to represent him. Internal records leaked to The New York Times from 2019 showed more than 60 percent of the hourly associates at the facility were Black or Latino, while most of managers were white or Asian. But it’s unclear how the facility’s high turnover rate may have shifted things. That figure is based on an analysis of the U. S. Census Bureau’s annual median household income for Bessemer of $30,284, which could include more than one worker. The company also launched an anti-union website targeting workers and placed English and Spanish posters across the Staten Island facility urging them to reject the union. Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 993 to 875 against forming a union. Turnout for the in-person election was unclear but Smalls was hopeful of victory. The National Labor Relations Board, which oversees the election, said that 416 challenged votes could potentially overturn that result.

Elsewhere, a unionization vote by Alabama workers is pending as hundreds of votes were challenged.

To hold the election, organizers collected signatures from about 30% of eligible voters, which is the legal threshold. Appelbaum also criticized the low turnout, attributing it to a mail-in ballot election rather than an in-person election the union preferred, and he also argued Amazon’s high turnover contributed to many workers not being eligible to vote because they quit or were fired between January 2022 and the start of the election. The company also launched an anti-union website targeting workers and placed English and Spanish posters across the Staten Island facility urging them to reject the union. The warehouse in Staten Island employs more than 8,300 workers, who pack and ship supplies to customers based mostly in the north-east. Amazon provides the list of eligible workers to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which oversees the process. It is unclear when the results will be revealed, but the union is currently ahead after the first day of counting by 364 votes, 1,518 votes in favor to 1,154 against.

The results of a do-over vote for a milestone union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, were too close to call on Thursday.

As of the close of today's counting in the Bessemer, Alabama Amazon Union election, "no" votes are ahead 993 to 875.

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On September 14, a week after Teamsters Local 362 filed a vote to unionize Amazon's YEG1 fulfillment center in Nisku, Alberta, the warehouse's employees ...

“It is a risk, and if you want to take that risk, then it’s up to you, but the other thing to look at is there are plenty of examples where unions don’t negotiate anything better for their members.” Over the phone, I was told by an organizer that the union had about 200 signatures and that they thought they were close to obtaining signatures from 40 percent of employees — the number needed to hold an election. On September 14, Teamsters Local 362 filed for a union vote, confident that they had obtained the necessary 40 percent of signed cards to hold an election. However, as Eidlin points out, experienced union organizers are aware that a union drive should aim to obtain signatures from 70 percent of the workers. I asked my ambassador if the employee-relations workers are a common presence at Amazon. She answered that in all the months that she’d been an employee, this was the first she had ever seen or heard about them. According to the Intercept, an investigation carried out by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that AmCare workers have been pressured by the company to “sweep injuries and medical issues under the rug at the expense of employee health.” From what I saw, minor injuries happen often, but many workers don’t think a trip to AmCare is worth the trouble, or they are simply unaware of what rights they have and forego treatment. I was told that there are usually a few new employees who seek aid for soreness and a small but consistent number of regular employees who drop in due to workplace injuries to shoulders, backs, or ankles. If at any point there is a problem, the item will be stalled and a “problem solver” will have to come in to fix the issue. After an item is retrieved by the picker, it is sent to packers to be scanned, packaged, taped, and stuck with a shipping label. Employees do not receive points as long as they punch in within the five-minute window granted at the beginning of a shift. The conditions in which workers are forced to confront bosses are never ideal — the Teamsters’ attempt to unionize Amazon was no exception. I worked at YEG1 in the months leading up to the failed unionization drive.

Workers in the Bessemer warehouse voted in the repeat election after overwhelmingly rejecting representation by a national retail union last year.

Of the 2,375 ballots cast, there were 993 votes opposing the union and 875 in favor. Of the 2,375 ballots cast, there were 993 votes opposing the union and 875 in favor. The election result still needs to be formally certified by the National Labor Relations Board. The number of challenged ballots is greater than the union's deficit which means Amazon could still lose its lead. The election result still needs to be formally certified by the National Labor Relations Board. The number of challenged ballots is greater than the union's deficit which means Amazon could still lose its lead.

The no votes edged out the yes votes in the do-over election in Bessemer, Alabama, but more than 400 challenged ballots remain. A hearing will determine ...

"The tenacity and courage of these workers never wavered in this unnecessarily long process," said RWDSU president Stuart Appelbaum in a statement. Roughly 8,000 workers were eligible to vote on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union, an upstart organization led by former and current Amazon warehouse employees. Last year, workers voted more than 2-to-1 against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a well-established national union.