A National Labor Relations Board attorney determined that Amazon had given workers at its Bessemer, AL, distribution center (pictured) the impression that their union votes would not be secret. AFP via Getty ImagesA preliminary assessment by the National Labor Relations Board that Amazon workers recast a union vote at an Alabama distribution center is unlikely to bear fruit for union organizers, who face the gargantuan task of reigniting a workforce that voted 2-1 against forming a union. After an NLRB regional attorney released on Monday a disclosure accusing Amazon of intimidating workers, the company responded with a commitment to appeal any challenge to the April union vote. In a statement, Amazon confirmed it would appeal any challenge to the union vote. In June, the Teamsters announced a nationwide campaign to organize Amazon workers.

Source: Forbes August 03, 2021 20:26 UTC