Amazon Staff in Alabama Will Vote Again on Unionizing Next Month

Ballots will be mailed out Feb. 4 and must be received back before the counting begins on March 28, the agency said in an election notice.

The do-over comes as $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ grapples with unprecedented labor unrest. A fledgling union founded by former and current Amazon workers is trying to unionize four facilities in Staten Island. Meanwhile, the Teamsters are looking to organize facilities in Canada.

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, an affiliate of the United Food and Commercial Workers union, was defeated in a vote last year. But it appealed the results, alleging $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ intimidated workers and pressured them to cast votes in a mailbox the company had installed in a tent on its property in view of security cameras. $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ has denied the allegations.