Problem: The influence of labor unions is not limited to unionized employees. Just ask Amazon, the second-largest (after Walmart) U.S. private sector employer, which has about 800 U.S. facilities it wishes to keep nonunion. In November 2020m workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)to hold a vote on whether to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU). This ordinarily requires support from at least 30% of workers In December, Amazon and RWDSU participated in an NLRB hearing to decide who should be included in the bargaining unit (and thus who votes). Amazon argued for 5,800+ employees to be included.