Amazon Clinches Election Win Over Union as Count Continues (1)

Amazon.com Inc. clinched a victory in a historic election to determine whether workers at its warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, will become the first in the U.S. to join a retail union.

With disputed ballots yet to be reviewed, Amazon had 1,798 no votes, a clear majority of the 3,215 ballots cast. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union had 738.

With Amazon already well ahead in the tally on Thursday, the union pledged to appeal the result.

A majority of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama voted to not join a retail union. Mike McKee reports.

Source: Bloomberg)

In a Friday statement, the RWDSU confirmed it would file complaints with the National Labor Relations Board accusing Amazon of violating employees’ ...