The online giant has suffered a setback in the fight to unionize Amazon in the US. An administrative law judge from the US Labor Authority (NLRB) ordered a third strike vote on Wednesday over union representation for workers at the logistics center in Bessemer, Alabama.
The judge based his decision on the fact that Amazon used illegal practices to prevent the formation of a union in the run-up to the 2022 elections. These include removing union materials from canteens and toilets and falsely accusing union workers of harassing colleagues.
Amazon plans to appeal the verdict
Amazon announced it would appeal the ruling. The workforce has already made its decision against a union clear twice. The RWDSU union welcomed the ordered new elections, but criticized the fact that the judge had rejected further demands from the union. Without additional measures, no different result can be expected in a third election, according to RWDSU chairman Stuart Appelbaum.
Second election results never published
Amazon has been under pressure for years to allow unions into its warehouses. There have already been two votes on union representation at the Bessemer warehouse, with the first clearly against a union and the results of the second never made public due to legal concerns on both sides.
Source: Krone
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