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February 10, 2022

Alabama Amazon Workers Vote in 2nd Union Election as Amazon Dodges $5 Billion in Taxes
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Amazon workers at the Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse are voting to
unionize for the second time in a mail-in election that began last
Friday. The new vote comes after the National Labor Relations Board
found Amazon unlawfully interfered with the first election last year.

Meanwhile, a new report found Amazon was able to dodge over $5 billion
in federal income taxes in 2021. Amazon reported record revenue of $35
billion last year but benefited from a federal income tax rate of just
6%, thanks to corporate tax breaks. The report was issued by the
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which said, "Amazon's
strategy for retail dominance rests on two tactics: avoiding taxes and
using the savings to finance a slow strangulation of its retail
competition."


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