POLITICO Inside Joe Biden’s decision to dive into the Amazon union drive The quasi-endorsement was weeks in the making, spurring on by private talks with labor leaders and Democratic officials. President Joe Biden’s endorsement of the right of workers at an Amazon facility in Alabama to unionize was the culmination of weeks of private talks. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Updated: Link Copied Joe Biden’s endorsement of the right of workers at an Amazon facility in Alabama to unionize was the culmination of weeks of private talks with labor organizers and Democratic officials who viewed the standoff as an early test of the president’s commitment to their cause.