Vote closes in Alabama unionization drive with implications for Amazon workers across the country

Published March 29, 2021 11:59pm ET



Ballots will soon begin being counted after thousands of workers at an Amazon facility voted on unionization, a move that may have wide-reaching implications.

Workers at the company’s Bessemer, Alabama, fulfillment center have been voting on representation by the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union for the past seven weeks, with the official voting period closing on Monday. The push comes as some employees there and at other Amazon facilities have alleged poor working conditions.

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