More FedEx Packages Found + Amazon Union Vote: The Week In News

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Some pretty significant stories that made national headlines hit Patch in the Birmingham metro this past week.

One, Amazon worker in Bessemer will get another chance to vote to unionize, after the National Labor Relations Board decided Amazon did not follow proper procedures in the first vote, during which workers voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

Also in the news, a week after hundreds of FedEx packages were found discarded in some woods in Blount County, more discarded packages were discovered in Chilton County.

Here are those and more stories that made headlines this past week on Patch:

Bessemer Amazon Workers To Get Another Union Vote

Citing improper behavior by Amazon officials, the National Labor Relations Board Monday formally issued a decision and direction of a second election, granting workers at Amazon in Bessemer a new election to unionize.

More FedEx Packages Found Discarded In Alabama

Just a week after hundreds of FedEx packages were discovered in a ravine in Blount County, more discarded packages were found in a wooded area in Chilton County.

Alabama Sports Hall Of Fame Announces 2022 Class

Eight inductees make up the 2022 class, which is the 54th Class inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

Vestavia Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud Scheme

A 38-year-old Vestavia Hills man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.

COVID-19 Omicron Variant: What Alabamians Should Know

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo of the University of Alabama at Birmingham spoke Monday morning on the findings of the new variant, and said "there is lots to learn" about the omicron variant.