November 29, 2021

Amazon’s Worst Nightmare

After decisively defeating a union drive in Alabama earlier this year, Amazon will have to fight again.

The National Labor Relations Board ordered a second union election at the same Amazon facility in Bessemer, AL, alleging that the company interfered with the first election. Keep in mind, Amazon overwhelmingly won the first one — 1,798 of the Bessemer facility’s 2,536 employees voted against a union.

This means Amazon’s worst fears might once again come true. If just one Amazon facility unionized, it could definitely lead to a domino effect where many Amazon facilities — and their thousands of employees — follow suit. That would be extremely costly for the retail giant. 😬

There’s a lot to be concerned about, too. Given changing attitudes about work, the labor shortage, and successful labor-driven campaigns, Amazon might have an uphill battle to fight in order to defeat a renewed unionization campaign.

$AMZN marched 1.6% higher today. We’ll be watching this story.

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