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Why a mailbox continues to loom over Amazon union vote at Alabama warehouse

During last year's high-profile union vote, an Amazon-branded tent cloaks a mailbox outside the company's warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union hide caption

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Why a mailbox continues to loom over Amazon union vote at Alabama warehouse

The mailbox was a key reason why labor officials ruled to re-do a union election at Amazon's Alabama warehouse. For the re-vote, the mailbox got moved. The union wants it gone.

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Full (ware)house

Although there are more warehouses in the U.S. than ever before, these warehouses are running out of space. Today on the show, we go behind the scenes into the warehousing world to understand why warehouses are running out of space.

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Warehouses are overwhelmed by America's shopping spree

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Stuck in transit: The supply chain in disarray

Warehouses are overwhelmed by America's shopping spree

The U.S. is dotted with more warehouses than ever. But they are overwhelmed by record-level imports, a lack of workers and a shopping spree of unprecedented proportions.

Warehouses are overwhelmed by America's shopping spree

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California Bill Passes, Giving Amazon Warehouse Workers Power To Fight Speed Quotas

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California Bill Passes, Giving Amazon Warehouse Workers Power To Fight Speed Quotas

California lawmakers have passed a first-of-its-kind legislation that targets Amazon and other large warehouses. The bill, opposed by retail and business groups, now heads to the governor's office.

California Bill Passes, Giving Amazon Warehouse Workers Power To Fight Speed Quotas

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Amazon Warehouse Safety 'Inadequate,' N.Y. Attorney General's Office Says

Workers at Amazon's Staten Island, N.Y., warehouse staged a protest demanding that the facility be closed following several confirmed cases of the coronavirus among staff. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Amazon Warehouse Safety 'Inadequate,' N.Y. Attorney General's Office Says

Amazon may have violated federal health and safety standards as well as New York's whistleblower law, the New York attorney general's office wrote to Amazon in a letter obtained by NPR.

Amazon Workers Stage New Protests Over Warehouse Coronavirus Safety

Workers at Amazon's fulfillment center in Staten Island, N.Y., gather outside to protest work conditions on March 30. More protests are being staged around the country this week. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Amazon Workers Stage New Protests Over Warehouse Coronavirus Safety

Organizers say more than 350 workers pledged to call off work, criticizing Amazon's measures to protect them during the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon says it has taken steps to keep workers safe.

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