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[ad_1] Amazon.com Inc. workers seeking to join a union at a company warehouse in Southern California have backed away. Amazon.com Inc. workers seeking to join a union at a company warehouse in Southern California have backed away from their attempt to hold an election, a setback for the upstart Amazon Labor Union following its defeat at a New York facility last week. The union withdrew its petition for an election at a warehouse in Moreno Valley, California, according to a National Labor Relations Board docket that includes a letter, dated Friday, approving a request to stop the vote. Unions that make such requests aren't asked to give a reason, NLRB spokesperson Kayla Blado said. Amazon Labor Union organizers didn't respond to messages seeking comment. The union won an election ...

[ad_1] Long seen as invulnerable to unions, Apple saw its staff in Oklahoma City vote overwhelmingly to join the CWA. The labor movement is gaining momentum at big tech companies, with an Apple Inc. store voting to unionize Friday and unrest spreading through Amazon.com Inc. distribution sites in Southern California. Organizers say it's just the beginning.Long seen as invulnerable to unions, Apple saw its staff in Oklahoma City vote overwhelmingly to join the Communications Workers of America, becoming the second store to unionize among the company's roughly 270 US outlets. Amazon workers, meanwhile, walked off the job Friday in San Bernardino, California -- the kind of workplace mobilization that used to be all but unheard of at the e-retailer, but became increasingly common during t...

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