Workers in the Bessemer warehouse voted in the repeat election after overwhelmingly rejecting representation by a national retail union last year.
Of the 2,375 ballots cast, there were 993 votes opposing the union and 875 in favor.
People hold a banner at the Amazon facility as members of a congressional delegation arrive to show their support for workers who will vote on whether to unionize, in Bessemer, Alabama, U.S. March 5, 2021.'s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, on Thursday rejected unionization, handing the e-commerce giant another victory against organized labor.
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