Amazon Union vote in Bessemer still undecided due to challenged ballots

BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) - A vote to unionize Amazon’s facility in Bessemer will come down to 416 challenged ballots.

Results were counted by the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday, March 31.

993 employees voted against unionization, 875 voted in favor.

Because the difference in the vote is within the margin of challenged ballots, the NLRB will hold a hearing and adjudicate whether those ballots are valid.

Both Amazon and the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU) can challenge a ballot if they believe the person who cast it voted improperly for a variety of reasons. Those could include that the person who cast it is a supervisor, or no longer works at the facility.

There is no date scheduled for the adjudication hearing, but it should be held within the next few weeks.

Amazon and RWDSU can also contest the validity of the election, they must file objections by April 7, 2022.

This is the second unionization vote for the facility, another was held last year, but RWDSU successfully contested those results.

Tally of Ballots according to NLRB:

Approximate number of eligible voters: 6,153

Number of void ballots: 59

Number of votes cast for the Petitioner, RWDSU: 875

Number of votes cast against participating labor organization: 993

Number of valid votes counted: 1,868

Number of challenged ballots: 416

Number of valid votes counted plus challenged ballots: 2,284

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