Amazon Union Organizers Deflated as Vote Tilts Against Them

Amazon Union Organizers Deflated as Vote Tilts Against Them
A banner encouraging workers to vote in labor balloting is shown at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, oon March 30, 2021. Jay Reeves/AP Photo
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Amazon is heading into the final stretch of a union push in Bessemer, Alabama, with a sizeable lead over labor organizers.

With nearly half the ballots counted Thursday night, 1,100 warehouse workers had rejected the union while 463 voted in favor of it.