Why Amazon wants to block union mailed vote

Pro-union Jeff Bezos fights Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

Posted 1/24/21

Presidential election mail voting was OK with Amazon.

Amazon CEO Jerff Bezos, like othrr corporate chiefs, have no trouble with unions organizing their rivals' workers.

But Bezos is trying to …

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Why Amazon wants to block union mailed vote

Pro-union Jeff Bezos fights Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

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Presidential election mail voting was OK with Amazon.
Amazon CEO Jerff Bezos, like othrr corporate chiefs, have no trouble with unions organizing their rivals' workers.
But Bezos is trying to block mail-in votes in an election for the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union to repesent its employees.
Workers at a Bessemer, AL, warehous are to vote on unionizing with ballots going out Feb. 8.
 The National Labor Relations Board said the vote would take place entirely by mail due to covid-19.
The NLRB said. “A mail ballot will protect the health and safety of voters, agency personnel, the parties’ representative, and the public.”
Amazon operates a large distribtuion center in Lexington County south of Cayce.
It is the 2nd-largest US employer and owner Jeff Bezos is ranked among the richest in the world.
The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health lists Amazon among the most unsafe US workplaces, The Epoch Times reported.
the council reported in 2019: “6 worker deaths in 7 months; 13 deaths since 2013. Reports of a high incidence of suicide attempts; workers urinating in bottles and workers left without resources or income after on-the-job injuries.”
Amazon filed a motion Jan. 21 to delay the election so it can take place in person with no mail votes.
About 2.9% of Amazon’s 7,575 employees and 3rd-party workers tested positive in early January, Amazon said, and does not constitute an outbreak.
Amazon said mail voters could “disenfranchise dozens or hundreds of voters.”
The Bessemer warehouse is the 1st union vote in an Amazon facility since 2014 when workers in Delaware voted not to join a union.
Amazon alleged workers would have to pay almost $500 in dues. 
“We’ve got you covered with high wages, health care, vision, and dental benefits, as well as a safety committee and an appeals process," Amszon told its employees.
"There’s so much MORE you can do for your career and your family without paying dues.” 

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