Unions have scored some big wins nationwide. Now they're eyeing the hostile South.
They’re wielding new tactics with low-wage workers after decades of failed organizing efforts.
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They’re wielding new tactics with low-wage workers after decades of failed organizing efforts.
Portland, Ore. The majority Black workforce in Bessemer is challenging the world’s richest human, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, in their fight to be recognized by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Bezos is so desperate to bust the union drive, he is illegally offering workers $2,000 to $3,000 “resignation bonuses.” Speaking in East New York, part of Brooklyn, N.Y., outside an Amazon fulfillment center, Omowale Clay from the D12 Movement said: “A yes vote for the union will be a mighty blow against Amazon. A win in Bessemer will be a shot in the arm to organized la...