Help Save People's World The economic crisis has hit People's World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. Why the Alabama Amazon struggle matters to workers everywhere February 19, 2021 9:25 AM CDT By C.J. Atkins Michael Foster of the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union holds a sign outside the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., Feb. 9, where labor is trying to organize workers. | Jay Reeves / AP Sometimes a fight at one particular workplace can be so important that workers and their allies everywhere need to take notice. The struggle going on right now at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, is one of those fights.