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 The union that tried to organize an Amazon facility in Alabama is asking for a do-over of the failed vote.  It alleges that Amazon pressured workers to say no. Whether the National Labor Relations Board decides in the union's favor will partially depend on Amazon's reputation for managing employees.  If horror stories about the company are true or have a ring of validity, there is a good chance the NLRB will call for another election.  If not, the negative vote for the union, widely watched in the US, will go down as the major defeat it was.  In Amazon's defense, it pays more than minimum wage and it provides medical benefits.  In return, it expects its labor force to work hard to keep up with package flow -- perhaps, too hard.  It won't be the last of labor organizing at the company, and Amazon will need to manage carefully to prevent employee uprisings.  The company has been warned.