After the lost election for a union in Alabama, I think it would be interesting to collect and compare the regulations in place in various countries where Amazon operate as far as elections for a union are concerned.
I suggested to Amazon Workers International to organize such a survey because many (most?) US citizens have no idea how things are outside of the US.
For instance, I just looked for the situation in France as far as the employer's obligations are concerned: the employer has an obligation of neutrality, ie zero propaganda by the employer is allowed for or against the union. In French:
This is a drastic difference with the US (understatement).
If a union gets at least 10% of the votes, it is considered 'representative' within the company.
Another drastic difference with the US. As it is, the union would be considered as representative in the plant in Alabama as they got more than 10% of the votes.
If you have contacts with people in the various countries where Amazon operates who could explain what their situation is, comparing it with what happened in Georgia, I think it would be instructive for the Americans who could read, or listen to it :).
Below the results as presented by NLRB: click on the text.
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