The U.S. labor board official gives the statement since 2014 THE first U.S. union election by Amazon Inc. is scheduled in the early month of
February which will be conducted by the mailing of ballots. The voting counting
will start on March 30, 2021.
By hearing this announcement the employees are now much clear
about their decision of joining the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store
Union (RWDSU) and bring them together at Amazon’s fulfillment center in
Bessemer, Alabama.
The Unions are very successful in conducting at Amazon, for
example; In France last year they bring about one-month-long closure of its
warehouse. According to the report, On January 7 nearly 6,200 hourly workers
are been employed by Amazon at the warehouse. The majority of the people who submit
the ballots are needed by the union for winning. However, Amazon would rather go with in-person voting as it is known as the safest and appropriate
method to conduct the election in the extreme worse situation of the COVID-19
pandemic.
After Walmart Inc., the 2nd largest private
employer in America whereas Amazon already had managers that are well trained
for spot organizing activity. There was also a website that further gives a warning to the Bessemer employees, “Why we pay nearly $500 in dues? We’ve got
you covered with high wages, health care, vision, and benefits of dental.”
Amazon also mentioned in the statement that the purpose of
the website was only to educate acknowledge the staff regarding “facts behind
joining a union” and that “they will keep continuing to please for the fair
election.” Further, they also cleared that their in-person denied scheme will be
upgraded for “vote fidelity, vote count’s timeliness and associate
convenience.”
The comment was denied by RWDSU.
Criticism over the conduction of theCOVID-19 pandemic was faced by the world’s largest online retailer.
In the context of which, some of the workers started doing
protest and demanding their termination outside the warehouse. In the company’s
individual sections the labor organization has begun.
In the month of September, on the average or more 19,000
COVID-19 cases are been reported by Amazon. It also mentioned that they are
paying more attention to the cleaning, temperature checks, and virus tests and
also taking many other steps in order to maintain hygiene and protect
workmates.
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