Amazon workers in Upstate NY reject union bid

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Upstate New York overwhelmingly rejected a bid to unionize, marking another setback for the Amazon Labor Union (ALU). 

According to the National Labor Relations Board, which tallied 612 valid ballots Tuesday, there were 406 votes (66%) against joining the ALU and 206 voters (34%) in favor of unionizing. The NLRB said there were 949 eligible voters.

Workers at the ALB1 warehouse, located in the village of Castleton-on-Hudson, about 15 miles south of Albany, had until Monday to decide whether to join the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), an independent...