(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. workers at a North Carolina warehouse will vote in February to determine if they want to be represented by the upstart Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment.
The group, which is known as CAUSE, filed a petition last month with the National Labor Relations Board seeking an election. The organization and the NLRB said the voting is scheduled for Feb. 10 to Feb. 15.
“We’re making history, and we’re on the right side of history,” said Mary Hill, a CAUSE organizer who started working at Amazon four years ago.
Amazon spokesperson Eileen Hards said: “We want our employees to have their voices heard, and we hope and expect this process allows for that. We believe our employees favor opportunities to have their unique voice heard by working directly with our team.”
The Garner, North Carolina, facility opened in 2020 and now employs more than 4,700 people who earn at least $18.50 per hour, according to Amazon. CAUSE began circulating union authorization cards last year, saying it aims to improve wages and working conditions at the warehouse. The group describes itself as “worker-led” and hasn’t announced an affiliation with an existing union.
The organization’s push for an election is the latest development in Amazon’s ongoing tussle with organized labor. Workers at a company warehouse in New York City voted to be represented by the Amazon Labor Union in 2022. But after failing to force the company to the bargaining table, that upstart group affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Last month, at the height of the holiday shopping season, the Teamsters picketed Amazon delivery stations around the US. The actions had limited impact on the company’s ability to get packages to customers.
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union has tried unsuccessfully to organize an Amazon facility in Alabama, where an NLRB judge ruled a third election should be held following allegations of misconduct by management during votes in 2021 and 2022. Amazon has denied any wrongdoing.
--With assistance from Vlad Savov.
(Updates with Amazon statement in fourth paragraph)
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