Amazon.com Inc. workers in Alabama voted against unionization on broad concerns about job security, according to the Wall Street Journal. The workers were also convinced that their pay and benefits might not markedly rise with the help of a union.
Analysts say the defeat of unionization will strengthen Amazon after a year of tremendous growth and success fueled by the pandemic.
Amazon cited its $15 an hour, double the state’s minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, and its healthcare and retirement benefits.
The union cited the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics data that showed that union members earn more than nonunion members on average.
Some workers said Amazon helped steer their vote against forming a union, while others said they were against unionizing from the start.
Workers said they were wary of the cost of union dues in a vote that saw less than 16% of the facility’s total workforce approve joining the Retail, Wholesale, and Departmental Store Union.
There were further concerns that Amazon would shut down the facility if workers unionize and shelve plans for two other facilities it had announced last year.Amazon stock is currently declining. AMZN: NASDAQ is down 0.48% on the premarket.
