Amazon workers at North Carolina warehouse vote against unionizing | CNN Business


Amazon workers at North Carolina warehouse vote against unionizing | CNN Business

Updated 5:58 PM EST, Sat February 15, 2025 Amazon workers at a warehouse near Raleigh, North Carolina, overwhelmingly rejected the chance to form a union in another setback for the labor movement’s efforts to organize against the online retailing giant. The vote results announced on Saturday by the Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment (CAUSE) showed 2,447 votes opposing the union and 829 votes in support of the union at the warehouse in Garner, North Carolina. The union received 25.3% of the vote. According to the National Labor Relations Board, at least 30% of workers need to sign cards or a petition saying they want a union in order for the NLRB to conduct an election. A spokesperson for the NLRB said it had no comment. The board’s count of more than 4,700 eligible voters showed only 3,276 valid votes were cast. Of the votes, 77 ballots were challenged by one side or the other and not opened. Another 10 were void. CAUSE alleged that Amazon had interfered with the vote-counting process. “The election results today are a result of Amazon’s willingness to break the law and use its enormous wealth to try and break our movement,” the grassroots union said in a statement.