Nuked The votes for the union drive at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, have been counted. The final result is so close that it will depend on a court hearing yet to come.
The vote count announced on Thursday was 993 against and 875 in favor, with 59 ballots counted as void and 416 counted as challenged. The result will depend on a court hearing adjudicating the status of the challenged ballots.
The retail, wholesale and department store Union (rwsdu) said that it plans on filing objections to Amazon’s behavior. If the vote goes in favor of unionization, the warehouse workers would be represented by the rwsdu.
The National Labor Relations Board ordered a do-over, saying Amazon violated us labor laws. The union had raised concerns about a USPS mailbox installed in the warehouse parking lot during the drive.
The union is currently ahead by several hundred votes, but the count will be continuing on Friday. The count continues on Friday, but will continue on Friday.
