Apr 09, 2021 10:14:00

Amazon's first election to ask for the formation of a labor union has started, and the results will be confirmed in a few weeks

Elections have begun

to ask whether Amazon will form the first trade union , which is considered to be one of the most important labor disputes in the United States in recent years. The number of votes exceeded 3,000 for about 6,000 voters.

Amazon Union Vote Count: What We Know So Far: NPR
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/08/985498425/amazon-union-election-no-votes-outnumber-yes-votes-at-end-of-1st-day-of-counting

Follow Live Results as Votes Are Counted in Amazon Unionization Bid --The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/technology/amazon-union-vote.html

Amazon challenges hundreds of ballots in Alabama workers' union drive | Amazon | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/apr/08/amazon-alabama-workers-union-drive

The ballot counting was done at the Labor Relations Board's office in Birmingham, Alabama, and was watched by more than 200 journalists, lawyers and observers via Zoom.

The total number of voters is 5805, and the total number of votes is 3215. The turnout is 55%. A majority of votes are required to form a union.

The aggregated results are changing at a ratio of 'agreement 1: disagreement 2', and as of the end of the work on April 8 (Thursday), there were 463 votes in favor and 1100 votes against.

However, there are many unopened votes due to the opposition, and it is believed that the official results will be announced in a few weeks.