Amazon gives paid leave to Alabama woman who was injured in NOLA on New Years Eve
An Alabama Amazon employee will receive paid time off after initial reporting to the contrary.
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North Alabama unions announce solidarity with striking Starbucks, Amazon workers
Starbucks and Amazon workers went on strike just before the Christmas holiday.
Judge orders a third union election at Amazon warehouse in Bessemer
An NLRB judge ruled Amazon violated the law by confiscating union materials, surveilling employees, and threatening plant closure.
Bessemer Amazon union vote too close to call
Workers at the Bessemer facility appear to have voted against joining a union, but by a margin so small that challenged ballots could change the outcome.
Union officials: Bessemer Amazon workers told to keep working after smoke incident
Officials and employees at the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer allege workers were kept at their stations after smoke clouded several floors of the warehouse.
Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Jefferson County supports union efforts at Bessemer Amazon
A survey of Jefferson County residents shows nearly two-thirds of respondents support the unionization efforts at Amazon's fulfillment center in Bessemer.
Amazon union organizers allege continued interference during second union election
The ballots for the second union elections, which were sent out beginning Feb, 4, are scheduled to be counted starting March 28.
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Workers have the right to join a union. But when they decline to do so, government’s job shouldn’t be to disregard that decision.
Alabama Coalition for Community Benefits supports Amazon workers’ unionization drive
The union election is being rerun because a federal ruling found that Amazon’s misconduct tainted the outcome of the first election.
February 15, 2022
Union files new unfair labor practice charges against Amazon in Bessemer
The charges allege the company violated their settlement agreement with workers at the Bessemer fulfillment center.