Did Amazon Dodge a Union Bullet?

On Wednesday evening, a small group of Amazon.com (AMZN) technicians in Delaware rejected a proposal to unionize by a wide margin — 21 to 6. Amazon wishes to remain union free, and so far they  have. This is no small feat as the unions would love to step in unionize the online retailer’s workers. (Disclosure: I have worked in the past with a law firm hired by Amazon, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, to campaign against the union initiative. My work did not deal with union issues, and I have had no interaction with the company for five years.)

According to a Businessweek interview with an International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Worker spokesman, Amazon employees faced “intense pressure” to vote against the union. However, you can rest assured that the workers faced pressure from the union to join it.

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