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A week ago, we broke the story that union organizers in Alabama accused Amazon of working to change traffic light patterns outside its Bessemer warehouse in order to hinder their efforts to talk to workers.

We have pursued that story, and tonight we have breaking news.

NEWS: A Jefferson County public official has confirmed that Amazon asked for the traffic light patterns to be altered outside its Alabama warehouse.

The county Roads & Transportation Department told us they were “notified by Amazon of traffic delays” during shift changes late last year.

After an inspection, the county increased “maximum green times” at the intersection to “clear more vehicles per phase” on December 15.

The city of Bessemer had previously tweeted a statement alleging that the union organizers' claim was false. It is not. In fact, the city does not control the traffic lights outside the warehouse. The county does.

We asked Amazon for a response. A spokesperson had disregarded the union organizers’ claims as a “rumor.” But now we know the truth—that Amazon REQUESTED the change.

We’ll continue to bring accountability to Amazon. Follow us for more updates.