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union stories
State
Officials and employees at the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer allege workers were kept at their stations after smoke clouded several floors of the...
State
A survey of Jefferson County residents shows nearly two-thirds of respondents support the unionization efforts at Amazon's fulfillment center in Bessemer.
State
The ballots for the second union elections, which were sent out beginning Feb, 4, are scheduled to be counted starting March 28.
State
The charges allege the company violated their settlement agreement with workers at the Bessemer fulfillment center.
Economy
The date for the second union election at the Bessemer fulfillment center has yet to be decided.
Economy
The demonstration is part of the union's strike against Warrior Met seeking better pay and benefits.
State
The National Labor Relations Board hearing officer said Amazon's placement of a mailbox outside the facility to collect ballots "tainted the election."
State
Organizers said they "have set the tone that the labor movement is alive right now, that Black Lives Matter is alive right now."
State
Out of the 600 surveyed nationwide between March 28 and 30, 77 percent of respondents supported the unionization efforts.