Amazon union vote hit by conspiracy theories and misinformation
LA TimesThe Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union is leading the unionization effort at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. The contest between the world’s largest e-commerce company and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union is one of the most consequential in a generation, and a union victory could upend Amazon’s U.S. operations. Airwaves clogged with Last week, a U.S. representative from New York stood outside the Bessemer warehouse criticizing Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos for hiding inside the sprawling facility while he and other politicians waited outside. When Amazon requested the timing on the traffic light outside the warehouse be modified, it was interpreted as a move to prevent union organizers camped outside from having an opportunity to engage workers. The company also said the process would depress turnout, arguing that as many as 29% of the more than 5,800 employees eligible to vote wouldn’t do so or would return incorrectly completed ballots.