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Amazon avoids a union in Alabama, but scrutiny over labor practices is here to stay – Source CNET Tech

Bernie Sanders speaks at an outdoor rally supporting the Amazon union effort in Bessemer, Alabama.

Bernie Sanders is among the politicians supporting Amazon workers who want to unionize. The union’s objection to the Bessemer election could keep the issue in the public eye and energize efforts at other facilities.


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Amazon prevailed Friday in its fight against labor organizing at its Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse, with workers rejecting the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union by a ratio of 2-to-1. The union’s definitive loss could be the end of the road for its effort in Bessemer, but the labor fight at Amazon may just be getting…

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