Feb 15 (Reuters) - An upstart union in North Carolina

alleged Amazon ( AMZN ) interfered with the vote counting

process on Saturday at a warehouse near Raleigh.

The union, Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and

Empowerment (CAUSE), said it could not display a livestream of

votes on its website because the retailer made three workers

leave who were going to report results. CAUSE alleged Amazon ( AMZN ) is

"flagrantly violating labor law" and that the National Labor

Relations Board, which oversees union votes, had "no issue with

live-streaming the tally."

An Amazon ( AMZN ) spokesperson said she had no initial comment and

the NLRB did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The vote counting began at 12 p.m. ET (1700 GMT) in Garner,

North Carolina, where some 4,300 employees work. They could

collectively bargain with Amazon ( AMZN ) if a simple majority approves

the union. Voting began Monday.