FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2024
Contact: Chelsea Connor | cconnor@rwdsu.org | 347-866-6259
RWDSU STATEMENT ON THE DECISION IN THE CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT AT AMAZON IN BESSEMER, ALABAMA
ALJ Declares Amazon Violated the Law Again – Orders 3rd Election in Bessemer
(NEW YORK, NY) – Today, Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) issued the following statement on the decision in the consolidated complaint against Amazon regarding the election at Amazon in Bessemer, Alabama, originally filed on November 20, 2020:
(NEW YORK, NY) – Today, Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) issued the following statement on the decision in the consolidated complaint against Amazon regarding the election at Amazon in Bessemer, Alabama, originally filed on November 20, 2020:
“We never doubted that Amazon was going to take every opportunity, legal or not, to deny its employees at its Bessemer warehouse a free and fair election. These were the first Amazon warehouse workers anywhere in the nation who filed for union representation.
“Amazon has been found yet again to have violated basic labor laws. Just as was ordered after the first election, a new election, now second rerun election, has again been ordered based on Amazon’s conduct, this time before even determining the final results of the rerun election.
“We reject, however, the ALJ’s decision not to provide any of the significant and meaningful remedies which we requested and would be required for a free and fair election. There is no reason to expect a different result in a third election – unless there are additional remedies. Otherwise, Amazon will continue repeating its past behavior and the Board will continue ordering new elections.
“There are two things clear in this decision; Amazon broke the law yet again, and labor law is stunningly broken in this country. We take exception to the decision of Administrative Law Judge Michael P. Silverstein. Amazon must be held accountable, and we’ll be filing accordingly.”
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