Fired Amazon Union Organizer Will Be Reinstated, Company Says

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Amazon.com Inc. says it has reinstated an Alabama union organizer who the company had previously fired for missing work.

Jennifer Bates, a leader of a Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union drive will be reinstated “after a full review of her case,” Mary Kate Paradis, an Amazon spokesperson, said in an emailed statement. “We’re pleased that our appeal process continues to work as designed.”