Union Vote A First For Amazon. Now What Happens?

By Rachel Martin,

Published March 30, 2021 at 9:09 PM EDT

The counting of votes to determine whether employees at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. can form a union begins on Tuesday.

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