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Amazon warehouse workers at the Alabama facility will begin voting next month on whether to include their workplaces, possibly paving the way for the first-ever U.S. union at the e-commerce giant.The election will allow about 6,000 employees at the company's Bessemer, Alabama, to vote by mailing ballot from Feb. 8, according to a ruling by the National Labor Relations Committee posted on Friday.The union's push comes at a time when working conditions in Amazon's warehouses are under scrutiny.
During the pandemic, the company hires hundreds of thousands of workers around the world to meet the growing demand. Soared A number of warehouse workers have spoken up about safety concerns since the outbreak began.While some of the Amazon workers form a union in Europe, the company has taken steps to defend trade unions in the United States. Union elections were held in 2014 in a Delaware warehouse. But as a result, workers refused most of the effort.The potential gathering at Bessemer was months to build.
Factory workers filed a notice with the NLRB in November regarding the conduct of the election.By having a union at Amazon, we have the right to collective bargaining on our working conditions, including items such as safety standards, training, pensions, pensions, and other important issues that will make it possible for us to negotiate. Our place is better. ”Read the website to support. Of Amazon's Bessemer employee gathering Amazon did not immediately respond to CNN Business's request for comment.
During a hearing in late December with the NLRB, Amazon and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) agreed who would be allowed to vote. This program includes full-time, hourly, part-time and seasonal contributors.The NLRB wrote that it believes that postal electoral action, unlike the self-directed action that Amazon requires, is "the safest and most appropriate method" due to "the special circumstances presented by the COVID-19 epidemic".
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