It was the third election asking workers whether they wanted to be represented by the fledgling labor group.
The unofficial tally was 406 votes against and 206 votes for the union.
A second Staten Island warehousevoted against the unionin May.
The election comes as Amazon faces increasing regulatory scrutiny frommultiple federal agencies.
The Department of Labor isinvestigating workplace safetyat multiple Amazon warehouses.
And the Federal Trade Commission isprobing the company’s business practicesfor antitrust violations.
Amazon didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Smalls' allegations.
The NLRBhas found meritin some of ALU’s past complaints about Amazon’s mandatory meetings arguing against unions.
However, he said, the vote in Bessemer shows that’s not always what happens.
