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The mood has changed in Bessemer: in this peaceful town of 25,000 souls, in Alabama, southwest of Birmingham, the parking lot of the Amazon logistics center is permanently occupied by activists from the powerful Retail, Wholesale and Department Store union. Union (RWDSU, distribution).
Large banners encourage the 5,800 employees to
"make their voices heard".
By ballot, and until March 29, they will have to decide whether they agree to be represented by RWDSU.
An unprecedented event for the global e-commerce giant, which employs 1.2 million people worldwide (including 800,000 in the United States), achieved a turnover of 386 billion dollars in the United States in 2020, and categorically refuses to open the door to unions.
Until now, Jeff Bezos' firm had always succeeded in countering such efforts: in Delaware in 2014, then in Seattle, New York, Iowa, Canada and Great Britain.
But not in France, where they are present.
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