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Mobilizing worker power for Amazon union now! By Martha Grevatt posted on June 28, 2021 April 9 was no happy day for organized labor — or for anyone in the global working class. The National Labor Relations Board announced the results of a union representation election at Amazon in Bessemer, Ala. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union lost the vote by a 2-1 margin. But organizers had a forward-looking perspective. “I know the outcome is not what a lot of people wanted to hear,” said RWDSU organizer Michael “Big Mike” Foster, at a press conference April 9. “But I believ...

Amazon defeated a high-profile union drive at a warehouse in Alabama earlier this year. But now the e-commerce giant could face a much larger campaign to unionize its US warehouse workers, launched by one of the biggest unions in the nation.

Teamsters announces state-wide push to unionize Amazon - SiliconANGLE

Teamsters announces national push to unionize Amazon SHARE The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said it passed a resolution today to focus on unionizing Amazon across the U.S. In April this year, workers at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, chose not to unionize in what was called a historic union election. If that had gone the other way, it would have been the first Amazon warehouse to unionize, likely causing others to follow. For a long time, reports have surfaced criticizing Amazon for various issues from safety to how it deals with worker...

The Teamsters want to go after Amazon. That was the message on opening day of the three-day, virtual convention of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Members from 500 Teamsters local unions are meeting to lay out priorities for the next five years. Delegates will vote Thursday on a resolution vowing support for Amazon workers across the country. "Be it resolved, that building worker power at Amazon and helping those workers achieve a union contract is a top priority for the Teamsters Union," the document says. The Teamsters, which represents 1.4 million workers in trucking, warehousi...