AMAZON WORKERS IN ALABAMA BEGIN HISTORIC VOTE ON UNIONIZATION

Amazon Workers in Alabama Begin Historic Vote on Unionization
 
In labor news, some 6,000 Amazon workers in Alabama begin voting on February 8, 2021, on whether to unionize, in what could become the first successful union drive at a U.S. Amazon warehouse. Workers are demanding stronger COVID safety measures and relief from impossibly high productivity standards that leave many unable to take bathroom breaks. Organizers report employees were required to attend anti-union captive audience meetings and have been bombarded with text messages promoting Amazon’s anti-union website. Workers will be able to cast ballots by mail through the end of March, when votes will be counted.