Amazon Rehires Union Organizer Jennifer Bates.
Amazon has reinstated Jennifer Bates, a union organizer who was fired from her job at the Bessemer fulfillment center. Bates had been on worker's compensation medical leave when she was dismissed, and Amazon claimed that she failed to show up to work and did not provide documentation to excuse her absences. Bates appealed the decision, and Amazon determined that it could have been more clear in its instructions. Bates was one of the most outspoken union organizers at the warehouse, and her reinstatement comes as an administrative judge prepares to hear complaints surrounding the last Amazon union election in Bessemer.
