According to a newly filed petition with the National Labor Relations Board, Amazon may see it's first union in the company's history next month. The petition centers around approximately 6,000 Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama that will vote on the unionization effort next month. The petition filed by the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, is asking to represent the approximately 6,000 employees who work at Amazon's facility in Bessemer, Alabama. All workers will receive their ballots on February 8. Voters must return their ballots by March 29. Ballot counting will be held on a video conferencing platform and will begin on March 30.
See "6,000 Amazon Workers Will Vote Next Month on Forming Union in Alabama ", Katie Canales, Business Insider , January 15, 2021