Amazon union vote fails in Alabama

A closely watched effort to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, failed Friday, in what amounts to major victory for the Seattle retailer. As federal officials counted votes Thursday night, observers noted the initiative appeared to be failing by wide margins. By Friday morning it was official: Amazon had staved off its employees’ biggest push yet to unionize. At stake for Amazon was control over its highly efficient logistics operations, which have yielded record profits during…