Wednesday, January 20, 2021

The Counter: Amazon workers to vote on companies first American union

 The Counter reported on Monday that 6,000 Amazon employees at the companies Bessemer, AL warehouse will begin a weeks long vote on unionization in February.

If successful, the union organized under New York based Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) would be the first in Amazon's U.S. operations.

Amazon has a long history of anti-union activities and has stymied organizing drives in the past, but organizers believe the Bessemer warehouse could finally break open organizing at the nations second largest employer. A victory would launch an avalanche of organizing for other Amazon locations as well as Whole Food grocery stores.

Amazon has come under increasing scrutiny for its labor practices and workplace safety, scrutiny that has only increased in the past year as workers have raised concerns about working conditions under a global pandemic.

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