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Update: A majority of workers have voted not to form a union at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Bessemer, Alabama. The result of the NLRB's initial vote count was 1,798 votes against the union and 738 in favor. Hundreds of additional ballots were not counted because their authenticity was disputed. But the "no" side already has a majority of the 3,215 votes cast, making the issue moot.
Original story, April 8: A closely watched effort to unionize an Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama appears to be headed for defeat. With about half the votes counted, 1,100 workers have voted against forming a union, while only 463 voted in favor.
The National Labor Relations Board is counting the 3,215 votes that were cast by workers at the Bessemer facility. The union needs to win at least half the votes in order to become the official representative of the roughly 6,000 workers at the Bessemer facility. Counting has ended for the evening and is scheduled to resume at 8:30 am Central Time on Friday.
Also at The Washington Post, c|net, and Al Jazeera.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 10 2021, @03:39PM (1 child)
The unions must be against 'rage packing' (the opposite of 'wrap rage').
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrap_rage [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 3, Informative) by istartedi on Saturday April 10 2021, @06:15PM
The best piece of advice I ever got regarding this was to buy a pair of tin snips. These are just what you think they might be from the name--a pair of specialized scissors designed to cut sheet metal. They chew through clam-shell plastic like butter. You just have to be careful about the sharp edges they leave behind. And best of all, the snips were simply wired to a piece of cardboard when I bought them. Now, selling tin snips in clam-shell plastic packaging... that would be truly rage inducing.
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