Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » United States: Amazon fortress holds in face of unionisation effort United States: Amazon fortress holds in face of unionisation effort After the failed unionisation campaign at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, activists plan to turn their attentions to the US Congress as well as to other sites of the US online retail giant. Through . Published on 12 April 2021 Ă 16h40 - Update on 12 April 2021 Ă 16h52 Resources It appears that difficult times lay ahead for US trade unionists. The vote held at the end of last week at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Bessemer, to see whether its 6,000 employees wanted to join the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), was a complete failure. Only 738 people voted in favour of joining the RWDSU, while some 1,798 voted against. Amazon, which employs 1.3 million people, will continue in the same vein: free from interference from staff representatives. Amazon underlines minimum wage and health insurance.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
