What, You Mean Amazon Cheated?

A NLRB review has found that Amazon broke the law in the Bessemer, Alabama unionization election, and has recommended a new election.

They won the election by 2:1, largely because the union mismanaged the election, so there was no need to cheat, but cheating is a part of their DNA:

Amazon improperly pressured Alabama warehouse workers to vote against joining a union and should hold a new election, according to recommendations from a National Labor Relations Board hearing officer.

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union‘s push to unionize a Bessemer, Ala. warehouse earlier this year drew national attention as organizers attempted to crack the United States’ second-largest private employer, which has long come under scrutiny for its labor practices. Other unions and workers across the country were gearing up to follow, and a do-over could re-energize the movement.

That will hinge, however, on a final ruling by the NLRB’s regional director in Atlanta, which oversaw the election. That decision could take several weeks, the agency has said, but could force a new election. And even if the union prevails, it will still have to convince workers who overwhelmingly voted them down.

In a filing Tuesday morning, the NLRB specifically cited Amazon’s efforts to place an unmarked U.S. Postal Service mailbox in front of the warehouse just after voting started, suggesting it could have given workers the impression that the company had a role in collecting and counting ballots. That in turn could have potentially influenced their votes.

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“Throughout the NLRB hearing, we heard compelling evidence how Amazon tried to illegally interfere with and intimidate workers as they sought to exercise their right to form a union,” union president Stuart Appelbaum said in a statement. “We support the hearing officer’s recommendation that the NLRB set aside the election results and direct a new election.”

Amazon is literally incapable of not cheating.  This is clear at every level of its business.

Perhaps other agencies of the state should be applying similar scrutiny to their actions.  (I'm talking to you, FTC)