The independent Amazon Labor Union pulled its bid 10 days before a hearing on whether it had accumulated enough support to hold the vote.
The Amazon Labor Union, an independent organization established to represent workers at the facility, pulled the petition after hearing from the agency that the number of signed cards from workers authorizing the union to negotiate on their behalf didn’t meet its threshold, union leader Chris Smalls said. The agency “blindsided” him with the news.The NLRB typically requires authorization cards signed by at least 30 percent of the proposed negotiating unit.
“Our focus remains on listening directly to our employees and continuously improving on their behalf,” Nantel said in a emailed statement.NLRB spokeswoman Kayla Blado said the union could refile a petition to hold an election at a later date. She declined to say whether the agency contacted the union about the deficiency in the number of signed authorization cards.
The NLRB had scheduled a hearing for Nov. 22, during which it would have heard from the union and Amazon regarding whether the union had collected enough valid cards to call a vote.The withdrawn petition is the latest setback for unionization at Amazon. The company fended off a high-profile organizing drive by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in April when workers at a Bessemer, Ala.
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