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The high stakes of Amazon's union fight in Alabama

Amazon's fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama has become ground zero for the U.S. labor movement, with nearly 6,000 employees asked to vote on unionization by March 29.

Axios Re:Cap digs into what the Alabama situation means for Amazon, its workers and why it's happening now, with Alec MacGillis, author of the new book about Amazon called "Fulfillment, Winning and Losing in One-Click America."

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Scoop: Hotels back out of housing migrant families

At the last minute, four hotels in Texas and Arizona backed out of agreements to house around 600 migrant family members amid growing border-crossing numbers and swirling political debates over immigration, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: The nonprofit Endeavors has already secured new hotels to fulfill its $87 million contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Still, the last-minute changes underscore the logistical and political hurdles to finding space for the increasing numbers of migrant families and children illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

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