ReutersJan 23, 2021 12:16:12 AM IS
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has filed a motion urging the US National Labor Relations Board to suspend union elections at its Bessemer, Alabama camp from February 8th.
The company also requested a review of an earlier employment office decision to hold the election by mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Jan. 21 filing.
Amazon’s first US union elections since 2014 were for https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-labor/amazon-union-election-to-start-in-february-us-labor-board -idUSKBN29K2BV planned online retail giant, second largest private employer in the US after Walmart Inc, has long avoided union formation and trained managers to recognize the organization’s local activity.
The company alleged multiple loopholes in labor authority precedent, mistakes by the incumbent regional director, and missed opportunities to improve postal voting to support its application.
The union declined to comment on the matter.
(Reporting by Ayanti Bera in Bengaluru; editing by Vinay Dwivedi)
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