Amazon Seeks to Postpone Alabama Unionization Vote
January 22 2021 - 1:44PM
Dow Jones News
By Sebastian Herrera
Amazon.com Inc. is seeking to postpone a unionization vote at a
warehouse in Alabama and is asking federal labor authorities to
reconsider a decision to allow mail-in voting due to the
pandemic.
The company Thursday filed an appeal to a decision by the
National Labor Relations Board, which is allowing a mail-in process
due to Covid-19 risks instead of the in-person elections that are
typical in such unionization votes.
The ballots are set to be mailed to about 6,000 workers
associated with its Bessemer, Ala. facility on Feb. 8. In its
petition, Amazon said the board's decision was flawed in part
because it had not adequately defined an outbreak, among other
objections.
Workers are seeking representation from the Retail, Wholesale
and Department Store Union. A majority of ballots cast would have
to choose unionization to gain representation. Hourly Amazon
workers have never previously formed or joined a union in the
U.S.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 22, 2021 13:29 ET (18:29 GMT)
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