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Amazonâs landmark victory over a closely watched effort to unionize a warehouse in Alabama could be overturned amid accusations that the e-tailing giant used illegal intimidation tactics to sway employee votes, according to a US regulator. All but one of 23 objections filed by a labor union to an employee vote on whether to unionize a facility in Bessemer, Ala., earlier this month could be grounds for overturning the election, acting regional director of the National Labor Relations Board Lisa Henderson said on Wednesday. A hearing is slated for May 7 to review the legal challenges the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union submitted after the vote was tallied on April 9. Amazon prevailed with 1,798 employees voting against a labor contract to 738 votes in favor. Just 2,536 employees out of 5,867 voted in the election, which took place during the month of March. Actor Danny Glover (right and former Berkeley Mayor Gus Newport (second right) speak with Amazon employees about unionization at the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union offices on March 27 in Birmingham, Alabama.AFP via Getty Images In its objections, the RWDSU alleged that Amazon âcreated an atmosphere of confusion, coercion and or fear of reprisalsâ