{"id":118441,"date":"2021-04-12T22:26:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T22:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2021\/04\/12\/amazon-broke-the-law-union-seeks-new-election-after-alabama-warehouse-organizing-drive-fails-2\/"},"modified":"2021-04-12T22:26:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T22:26:07","slug":"amazon-broke-the-law-union-seeks-new-election-after-alabama-warehouse-organizing-drive-fails-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/04\/12\/amazon-broke-the-law-union-seeks-new-election-after-alabama-warehouse-organizing-drive-fails-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon \u201cBroke the Law\u201d: Union Seeks New Election After Alabama Warehouse Organizing Drive Fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ccb_single_video_player \" data-controls=\"1\" data-autohide=\"1\" data-fs=\"1\" data-theme=\"dark\" data-color=\"red\" data-iv_load_policy=\"3\" data-modestbranding=\"1\" data-rel=\"0\" data-showinfo=\"1\" data-autoplay=\"0\" data-disablekb=\"0\" data-nocookie=\"1\" data-aspect_ratio=\"16x9\" data-width=\"640\" data-video_position=\"above-content\" data-volume=\"100\" data-video_id=\"HYo5BhcxK3o\" style=\"width:640px; height:360px; max-width:100%;\"><!-- player container --><\/div>\n<p>The largest union drive in the history of Amazon has ended with the company on top. After a months-long battle, 738 workers at Amazon\u2019s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse voted to unionize, and 1,798 voted no. Ballots from another 505 workers were challenged, mostly by Amazon. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union that led the drive says Amazon illegally interfered in the vote, and it plans to file unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board. Amazon, which is led by the world\u2019s richest man, Jeff Bezos, spent millions to defeat the closely watched election, and even got a private mailbox installed at the warehouse so it could pressure workers to mail their ballots from work and monitor votes. \u201cIt\u2019s important that people don\u2019t misread the results of this election,\u201d says Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. \u201cPeople were not saying that they were satisfied with Amazon\u2019s working conditions in any way. They were saying that they were afraid to vote for the union.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>#DemocracyNow<\/p>\n<p>Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: <a href=\"https:\/\/democracynow.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/democracynow.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today: <a href=\"https:\/\/democracynow.org\/donate\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/democracynow.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! 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