Amazon Warehouse Workers in Alabama to Get Second Union Vote (2)

A U.S. federal labor official has ordered a new union election at an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in Alabama.

After losing the first election in April, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union appealed the outcome to the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that Amazon had intimidated workers and pressured them to cast votes in a mailbox the company had installed on its property in view of security cameras. Amazon denied any wrongdoing.

“The employer’s flagrant disregard for the board’s typical mail-ballot procedure compromised the authority of the board and made a free and fair election impossible,” NLRB regional director Lisa ...