“It’s disappointing that the NLRB has now decided that those votes shouldn’t count.” “Our employees have always had the choice of whether or not to join a union, and they overwhelmingly chose not to join the RWDSU earlier this year,” she said. Kelly Nantel, an Amazon spokesperson, called the decision “disappointing.” In August, the hearing officer at NLRB who presided over the case determined that Amazon violated labor law and recommended that Henderson set aside the results and direct another election.Ībout 53 percent of the nearly 6,000 workers cast ballots during the first election. The RWDSU charged Amazon with illegal misconduct during the first vote. This dangerous and improper message to employees destroys trust in the board’s processes and in the credibility of the election results.
“By installing a postal mailbox at the main employee entrance, the employer essentially highjacked the process and gave a strong impression that it controlled the process.
“The employer’s flagrant disregard for the board’s typical mail-ballot procedure compromised the authority of the board and made a free and fair election impossible,” Henderson said in her decision. Henderson also refuted the Amazon’s position that it was making voting easier and was trying to encourage as high a turnout as possible. Postal Service mail box at the main employee entrance, which may have created the false impression that the company was the one conducting the election process. In a 20-page decision, the regional director for the NLRB Lisa Henderson focused much attention on Amazon’s installation of a U.S. The rare call for a do-over was first announced Monday by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which spearheaded the union organizing movement. The board has not yet determined the date for the second election and it hasn’t determined whether it will be conducted in person or by mail. The move, announced Monday, is a major blow to Amazon, which had spent about a year aggressively campaigning for warehouse workers in Bessemer to reject the union, which they ultimately did by a wide margin. Tate Reeves, the Peter Griffin of governors, can't handle Jake Tapper's line of questioning ( politicususa.NEW YORK (AP) - The National Labor Relations Board has ordered a new union election for Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama based on objections to the first vote that took place in April. It's the 2021 spirit awards which should complete your Christmas shopping list ( ) » (0 comments) Show your cat this German commercial ( ) » (12 comments) Once again, FARK needs an Awesome tag ( ) » (7 comments) Kevin Feige ready to make a deal with the Devil. Leatherface is attempting to turn things around in this new installment of Texas Chainsaw Massacre ( ) » (1 comment) No his older brother isn't the first either ( ) » (3 comments)Īmazon is squeezing the life from its sellers ( vox.com ) » (1 comment)Ĭanadian employers find excuses to undermine vaccination efforts and flip off doctors and nurses, eh ( ) » (6 comments)
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