North Carolina Amazon Workers Vote Down Union Push

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina have voted against unionizing, marking the latest defeat for pro-labor groups that have sought to organize at the e-commerce giant’s facilities across the country. 

According to The New York Times, employees at Amazon’s RDU1 warehouse just outside of Raleigh voted 2,447 to 829 against a unionization bid led by Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment (CAUSE). CAUSE had pushed for starting wages to increase to $30 an hour from the current $18-24 range, and for…