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Official recommends rerun in Amazon union fight

An official examining a landmark Amazon union election in Bessemer, Alabama, has recommended a rerun.

The officer, from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), had been looking into the legitimacy of April’s vote.

Amazon appeared to have stopped a union from forming, winning a vote on the issue by a margin of two to one.

However the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) alleged that Amazon had illegally pressured its workers.

The NLRB has the power to force a rerun.

Stuart Appelbaum, President of the RWDSU, said: “Amazon’s behaviour throughout the election process was despicable.

“Amazon cheated, they got caught, and they are being held accountable.”

The union specifically alleged that employees were pressured to drop ballots into a mailbox that was in view of Amazon cameras.

It was claimed Amazon was trying to create the perception of surveillance.

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Amazon had said the post box was installed to give workers easier access to voting.

Amazon said it planned to appeal.

“Our employees had a chance to be heard during a noisy time when all types of voices were weighing into the national debate, and at the end of the day, they voted overwhelmingly in favour of a direct connection with their managers and the company,” Amazon said in a statement.

The campaign to unionise had drawn implicit support from President Biden, along with celebrities such as Danny Glover.

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