Unionized Amazon Workers Vote Against Forming a Second Union
Warehouse employees in Bessemer, Alabama, reject attempt to organize
Vote is setback for Amazon and labor movement
Bessemer, Alabama - Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, have voted against forming a second union, dealing a major blow to the labor movement and to Amazon's efforts to improve its labor practices.
The vote, which was conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), was 993-875 against forming a union. The vote is a setback for the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), which has been trying to organize Amazon workers for years. It is also a setback for Amazon, which had been hoping to use the Bessemer vote as a way to show that it is listening to its workers and taking steps to improve its labor practices.
The vote is a reminder of the challenges that unions face in organizing workers in the modern economy. Amazon is a powerful company with a long history of anti-union tactics. The company has also been able to use its size and resources to make it difficult for unions to organize its workers.
Despite the setback, the labor movement is not giving up on organizing Amazon workers. The RWDSU has said that it will continue to try to organize Amazon workers in other locations.
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