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Alabama Amazon Workers Could Become the First in the Nation To Unionize

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Warehouse workers in an Alabama Amazon facility could soon become the first unionized workers employed by the retail giant after federal regulators greenlit a National Labor Relations Board election on Wednesday. Read more.

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Amazon's Alabama Workers Are Getting a Second Chance to Unionize

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Bessemer, Alabama warehouse workers will get a second shot at a union election, the National Labor Relations Board has decided. It found that Amazon shot itself in the foot by interfering with the election, even beyond its considerable leverage to influence workers. Read more.

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Emails Show Amazon Pressured USPS to Install Mailbox at Alabama Warehouse Ahead of Union Vote

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APRIL 8, 2021

Amazon reportedly pressured the United States Postal Service to expedite the installation of a mailbox outside of its Bessemer, Alabama warehouse ahead of a high-profile union vote, a move union supporters argue is a blatant tactic to intimidate employees. Read more.

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Multiple Tornadoes Tear Through Alabama, Shutting Down Amazon Warehouse

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MARCH 25, 2021

Authorities reported several injuries and fatalities in Alabama as tornadoes tore through the Birmingham metro area on Thursday. The storms, which come on the heels of roughly 50 tornadoes that hit the region last week, left flattened homes and extensive property damage in their wake. Read more.

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Amazon Union Vote Fails in Bessemer, as Union Calls for Investigation

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APRIL 9, 2021

Amazon has won the first round in its fight to squash a union in its Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse. Hundreds of contested ballots remain, but Amazon has reached the minimum threshold of 1,608 “no” votes needed to prevent workers from joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).

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Amazon Fails to Stall Unionization Vote in Alabama

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

A last-ditch attempt by Amazon to delay a vote on unionization at one of its larger warehouses has failed, paving the way for the first serious effort to organize workers at the tech giant since a failed attempt in Delaware in 2014. Read more.

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Union Moves for Results of Amazon Vote in Alabama to Be Invalidated

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APRIL 19, 2021

A litany of allegations about Amazon’s anti-union offensive today comes from the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU). After Amazon workers in Bessemer chose not to unionize by a 1,798 to 738 vote, the RWDSU has accused the company of offering workers an impossible choice: reject the union or lose… Read more.

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Finally Something Amazon Can Be Proud Of: A Unionization Vote

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

At long last, Amazon has a unionization vote on its hands, the first and only since 2014. Today, 5,800 Alabama warehouse workers have been sent mail-in ballots and can begin voting on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).

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Staten Island warehouse workers just voted to form the first Amazon union

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APRIL 1, 2022

Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse have voted in favor of unionizing, according to vote counts published on Twitter. They will join the independent Amazon Labor Union, a new organization unaffiliated with pre-existing unions. Welcome the 1st union in America for Amazon.". Tweet may have been deleted. UPDATE: Apr.

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Biden Warns Amazon to Stop Intimidating Warehouse Workers Ahead of Union Vote

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MARCH 1, 2021

Joe Biden has effectively endorsed ongoing unionization efforts at an Amazon facility in the state of Alabama and warned the e-commerce giant that its efforts to shut down the drive must involve “no intimidation, no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda.” Read more.

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The Majority of Amazon's Bessemer Workers Cast Ballots, Results of the Union Election Are on Their Way

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APRIL 8, 2021

Breaking from Alabama: We are this much closer to learning the results of the historic union election at Amazon’s Bessemer, AL warehouse. The Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU) reports that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has received 3,125 ballots. This means that a majority of about… Read more.

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Twitch Pulls Its Parent Company's Union-Busting Ads

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

While around 5,800 Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama vote on whether to unionize, Amazon has been trying to win over hearts and minds with a slew of ham-handed anti-union propaganda in their warehouse bathroom stalls, on their phones, and now on the Amazon-owned streaming service Twitch.

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What's The Weirdest Robocall You've Ever Received?

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Earlier today, some random person with a random Los Angeles-based area code number called my phone with some terrible news: My Amazon account had been hacked. A guy in Alabama had apparently used my account to buy an iPhone, and I needed to send over some details to dispute the charges. Read more.

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Inspired by Alabama Coworkers, Amazon Employees Nationwide Begin Union Talks: Report

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MARCH 19, 2021

A slew of Amazon workers in Baltimore, New Orleans, Portland, Denver, and Southern California are looking into unionizing, emboldened by their Alabama coworkers’ high-profile union campaign , Bloomberg reported Friday. Read more.

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Amazon: If Workers Want a Union So Bad, They Can Attend a Superspreader Event

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Amazon has a message for its workers: if you want to unionize so badly, you’ll need to risk catching the coronavirus to do it. Read more.

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Snap Earns $20m Grant to Back California Tech Industry

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Snap and the Corporate Flight from California California’s latest initiative aims to attract investors and jobs amid a massive migration of companies to other states like Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, and others. For example, the company has struck a massive partnership with Amazon to pilot online shopping integrations.

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Amazon Workers Should Get Do-Over on Union Vote According to NLRB Official: Report

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AUGUST 3, 2021

An official at the National Labor Relations Board has recommended workers at Amazon’s Bessemer warehouse in Alabama be allowed to vote again on unionization after the formation of a union was rejected in April. At least that’s the claim being made by the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union , which tried and… Read more.

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Emails Show Amazon Pressured USPS to Install Mailbox at Alabama Warehouse Ahead of Union Vote

Multiple Tornadoes Tear Through Alabama, Shutting Down Amazon Warehouse

Amazon Union Vote Fails in Bessemer, as Union Calls for Investigation

Amazon Fails to Stall Unionization Vote in Alabama

Union Moves for Results of Amazon Vote in Alabama to Be Invalidated

Finally Something Amazon Can Be Proud Of: A Unionization Vote

Staten Island warehouse workers just voted to form the first Amazon union

Biden Warns Amazon to Stop Intimidating Warehouse Workers Ahead of Union Vote

The Majority of Amazon's Bessemer Workers Cast Ballots, Results of the Union Election Are on Their Way

Twitch Pulls Its Parent Company's Union-Busting Ads

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Inspired by Alabama Coworkers, Amazon Employees Nationwide Begin Union Talks: Report

Amazon: If Workers Want a Union So Bad, They Can Attend a Superspreader Event

Snap Earns $20m Grant to Back California Tech Industry

Amazon Workers Should Get Do-Over on Union Vote According to NLRB Official: Report

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