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May 7, 2021 03:27 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/7/22423366/amazon-union-election-appeal-hearing
The Amazon union vote is being appealed, and the hearing begins today
A new phase of the historic union vote by Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama begins today. The news kicks off with an appeals hearing where the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) will contest the results of the election.
“Things are not over,” says Veena Dubal, a law professor at the University of California, Hastings. “We all need to be continuing to pay attention to this part.”
Earlier this year, after a months-long union busting campaign, workers voted 1,798 to 738 against forming a union. The decision was hailed as a crushing blow to the labor movement. But experts say the election was always going to be hotly contested. Even if RWDSU won, Amazon would almost certainly have fought the results, and the...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/7/22423366/amazon-union-election-appeal-hearing
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