Amazon to face US union push in 2021

Photo: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. AFP via Getty Images. Article by Reuters, December 23, 2020.

In 2021, Amazon is poised to face a renewed challenge from groups it has long countered: unions.

Energized by protests at Amazon’s US warehouses and a more labor-friendly administration assuming office, unions are campaigning at the world’s largest online retailer to see if its warehouse or grocery workers would like to join their ranks.

A major test is expected early next year when workers at one warehouse decide whether to unionize. The company has not faced a union election in the United States since 2014, and a “yes” vote would be the first ever for a US Amazon facility. […]

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