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Amazon loses effort to install camera to watch counting of ballots in pivotal union vote
17 days ago | By CNBC
The ruling comes as the NLRB prepares to begin counting ballots mailed in by workers at Amazon's Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse.
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2 Amazon workers reveal why they voted against unionizing their Alabama warehouse
17 days ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement Cori Jennings started working at Alabama's Bessemer warehouse after leaving a job in the food industry. She was surprised at how much she enjoyed her work on what Amazon Fulfillment Center employees call "the sort side," scanning and sorting boxes on the warehouse floor.
"I love it, I really do," Jennings told Insider.
She works 10 hours a day, 4 days a week, and touted Amazon's benefits and her relationship with her manager as top reasons that she's a fan of the job.
But Jennings' workplace has come under unprecedented national scrutiny as it hosts a historic union...
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