ToplineMonths after Amazon defeated a high-profile bid to unionize a warehouse in Alabama, a National Labor Relations Board staffer recommended scrapping the results and holding a new election due to alleged violations of labor law, the union said Monday. Voting signage hangs outside the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama on March 26, 2021. Amazon cheated, they got caught, and they are being held accountable,” RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum said in a statement Monday. ContraIn a statement to Forbes, Amazon said it plans on appealing any rulings. After the election results were released, RWDSU objected to the loss, alleging Amazon illegally threatened workers with layoffs, closures and loss of benefits if the unionization drive succeeded (Amazon has denied all allegations of worker intimidation).

Source: Forbes August 02, 2021 23:33 UTC