Ballot review in watershed Amazon union election to stretch into Wednesday


FILE PHOTO: People protest in support of the unionizing efforts of the Alabama Amazon workers, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

(Reuters) - The National Labor Relations Board's review of ballots from Amazon.com Inc's landmark union election in Alabama will continue on Wednesday, with momentum for future labor organizing at America's second-largest private employer hanging in the balance.

Labor board staff have begun sifting through ballots sent to more than 5,800 workers at Amazon's Bessemer, Alabama-based warehouse, as part of a prolonged process expected to last days and spark legal challenges.

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