Amazon staff reject union in Alabama, lean toward it in NYC

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Published March 30, 2022 10:04 PM

By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO
AP Business Writers

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in Alabama appear to have rejected a union bid in a tight race, according to early results on Thursday. But outstanding challenged votes could change the outcome. Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 993 to 875 against forming a union. The National Labor Relations Board, which oversees the election, said that 416 challenged votes could potentially overturn that result. Hearing to go through the challenged ballots will occur in the next few days. In a separate election on Staten Island, New York, the nascent Amazon Labor Union is leading by more than 350 votes out of about 2,670 tallied. Counting is expected to continue Friday morning.

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