Counting begins in vote on first Amazon labor union

San Francisco (AFP) March 30, 2021

Counting of votes cast by Amazon employees at an Alabama warehouse began Tuesday to determine whether it would become the first union shop at the e-commerce colossus. Legal wrangling over whether some ballots should be disqualified was expected to slow the process for days, with Amazon anticipated to seek to prevent unions from getting a foothold in its massive operations. "We encouraged