Amazon Workers Reject Union Bid at Upstate New York Facility (1)

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a warehouse near Albany, New York, voted by a 2-1 margin against joining an upstart labor union -- the group’s second defeat in a row.

Of the approximately 650 ballots cast, 206 workers voted yes and 406 voted no to unionize under the banner of the Amazon Labor Union, which earlier this year won a historic election at a much larger Amazon facility in Staten Island. There were 31 contested ballots, not enough to change the outcome.

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