Blow to Amazon as Alabama warehouse workers given go-ahead for union vote

National Labor Relations Board denies Amazon bid to delay election and says vote can be conducted by mail

Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama will be allowed to conduct a union election by mail, the US's top labor relations agency said on Friday, in a major blow to the online retail giant's intense anti-union efforts.

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