Workers voted to reject the union drive at a warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., by a wide margin, showing the head winds facing organized labor, but also the limits of the president's influence and possibly his decision to weigh in relatively late.
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Amazon defeats union push in Alabama, but labor leaders say the fight’s not over
Amazon scored a resounding victory in a union vote at its Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse, the most high-profile organizing drive in the commerce giant's history. But...
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