NLRB directs new election at Amazon in Bessemer, AL
The Director of Region 10 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) formally issued a Decision and Direction of a Second Election, granting workers at Amazon in Bessemer, Alabama a new election based on the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union’s (RWDSU) objections to Amazon’s conduct during the union election conducted in the Spring of 2021.
Stuart
Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
(RWDSU) issued the following immediate reaction:
“Today’s
decision confirms what we were saying all along – that Amazon’s
intimidation and interference prevented workers from having a fair say in
whether they wanted a union in their workplace – and as the Regional
Director has indicated, that is both unacceptable and illegal. Amazon workers
deserve to have a voice at work, which can only come from a union.”
The
RWDSU charged Amazon with illegal misconduct during the union vote in Bessemer,
Alabama. In August, the Hearing Officer who presided over the case determined
that Amazon violated labor law; and recommended that the Regional Director set
aside the results of the election and direct a second election. The date and
method of the new election are yet to be determined.
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The
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) represents 100,000 members
throughout the United States. The RWDSU is affiliated with the United Food and
Commercial Workers Union (UFCW). For more information, please visit our
website at www.rwdsu.org,
Facebook:/RWDSU.UFCW Twitter:@RWDSU.