Thousands of warehouse employees at the Bessemer, Alabama fulfillment center are having the opportunity to vote in their future with Amazon, deciding as a group if they will be the first group of Amazon employees in the United States to unionize. As a union, workers would have the ability to bargain over safety standards, training, breaks, pay, and other benefits that have been at the center of controversy after a number of Amazon employees reported grueling workloads and excessive internal monitoring. | Read more