New vote recommended in US Amazon union election


A file photo of a banner encouraging workers to vote in labor balloting is shown at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. The union that tried, and failed, to organise Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, says it may get a do-over. — AP

SAN FRANCISCO: A US labour official has recommended the results be nullified in a failed vote to unionise Amazon workers at an Alabama warehouse, the union in the effort said Monday, opening a possible path to a new election.

The recommendation by a hearing officer is a key step in potentially overturning the April ballot, which aimed to create the first union at a US-based Amazon facility but which the union alleges was tainted by the company's interference.

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