Online retail giant Amazon has opposed the vote for a union election, according to a submission to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Amazon’s position on voting consent contradicts the position of the Washington Post editorial board on voting on subscription. Both companies are owned by Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world.
In a petition filed with the NLRB on Jan. 21, Amazon argued that enrolling the voter turnout would reduce returns and cause concern in the Bessemer, Alabama Warehouse union.
Amazon claims in the petition, uploaded by The Verge, that “election security concerns are particularly high” due to the use of an unreliable electronic signature platform. ‘
Amazon further claimed that the entries during union elections differed substantially from those in political elections. The Amazon advocates wrote during political elections that a “continuous updating of the voter mailing list” and the ability to vote in person or by mail, “promotes security and voter turnout.”
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Amazon on Twitter, saying the company should have its workers form unions.
They erased it. Should they still be united ???? pic.twitter.com/HpbWKSksqy
– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) 23 January 2021
The company’s position on the consensus is in contrast to owner Jeff Bezos’ other major company, the Washington Post. The Post’s editorial staff led several articles in which then-President Donald Trump’s critique of voting rights was argued. One op-ed, published on August 17, calls his comments a false outburst of fear. ‘ (RELATED: Trump Agrees: ‘It Endangers the Election’)
Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron said in 2019 that Bezos was the owner of the newspaper: ‘He did not interfere with a single story. He did not suggest a story. He did not tell a story. He did not criticize a story, nor a story, ”according to Deadline.
If Amazon’s efforts to force a personal vote fail, the Bessemer Warehouse will hold union elections between Feb. 8 and March 30, according to AL.com