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BREAKING: Amazon workers revealed new evidence of Amazon's illegal union-busting—including managers passing out coupons for 15 extra minutes of break time—at an NLRB hearing today.

Here's what Darryl Richardson, an Amazon warehouse worker in Alabama, told the NLRB:

Amazon sent workers the message that they would lose benefits & "their voice" under a union.

Workers got texts saying: "Protect what you have" and "Don't give up your voice."

In a meeting, workers were told, "You won't have a voice if the union comes in," Richardson said.

Per federal labor law, employers are forbidden from threatening employees "with adverse consequences, such as...loss of benefits, or more onerous working conditions, if they support a union, engage in union activity, or select a union to represent them."

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When workers arrived each day, supervisors would stop by to pepper them with questions about job satisfaction. This started after the union election began.

According to Richardson, supervisors compelled workers to bring mail-in ballots to work in order to help fill them out.

Amazon's Human Resources strategy changed after the union drive went public, Richardson observed.

The HR office staffed up, expanded to two floors, and foisted "vote no" car tags and similar items on workers.

There were enticements, too. Amazon tried to show workers that they didn't need a union by giving away swag and prizes.

One of the biggest prizes? A coupon for an extra 15 minutes on your break.

The NLRB hearings on Amazon's union election misconduct are continuing. Stay tuned for more updates.