People hold a banner at the Amazon facility as members of a congressional delegation arrive to show their support for workers who will vote on whether to unionize.
The labor union behind the effort said Monday that the National Labor Relations Board has authorized a new union election at one of Amazon's Alabama warehouses.
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union said in a statement that the director of the National Labor Relations Board granted a new union election at the Amazon warehouse in Alabama. Workers at the facility will be able to vote again on whether to join the RWDSU.
The agency ordered a new election, but didn't say when it would take place.
The site of a high-stakes union drive attracted global attention, including from President Joe Biden. Employees overwhelmingly rejected forming a union in April.
The RWDSU wanted to challenge the election results. It began a lengthy legal battle with hearings examining the lead up to the vote. The RWDSU argued that the false appearance that Amazon was conducting the election and intimidating workers into voting against the union was created by the mailbox on site.
The election results should be set aside and a new vote should be held. At the time, Amazon said that it would appeal the decision to reject the union, and that employees had a chance to voice their views on unionization.
Representatives from Amazon did not respond to the request for comment.
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