Amazon.com Inc. is trying to postpone a union vote at a warehouse in Alabama and is calling on federal labor authorities to reconsider a decision to allow postal voting because of the pandemic.
The company on Thursday filed a call for a decision by the National Labor Relations Committee, which allows an e-mailing process due to the risks of Covid-19 instead of in-person elections, which are typical in such union votes.
Ballots will be mailed to approximately 6,000 workers associated with its facility in Bessemer, Alabama, on February 8. In its petition, Amazon stated that the council’s decision was partially flawed because it did not adequately define an outbreak, among other objections.
Workers are seeking representation from the Retail Union, wholesale and department stores. The majority of votes cast should be chosen by the trade union to obtain representation. Amazon hourly workers have never formed or ever joined a union in the United States
A spokeswoman for the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union declined to comment. Amazon declined to comment on its appeal, but said it believes the best approach to the election would be personal conduct, saying it “provided NLRB with a secure, confidential and convenient proposal for associates to vote on the spot, which is in place.” the superior interest of all parties – the convenience of the associate, the fidelity of the vote and the updating of the number of votes. ”