warehouse in alabama are officially over for now, after workers at a facility in bessemer voted know. less than 16% of the employees at that facility voted to join the union. yet another vote failing to bring amazon s first union to alabama. this is actually the second attempt, as workers with assistance from the national labor relations board tried, but failed around this time last year. that s one of several efforts that s been thwarted. labor organizers in alabama lost another vote to go at amazon this week. there is a recount, we should note. and it s not by accident. it s nothing like an even debate or fight over whether people want to unionize. no, this is a place where bezos and amazon pour millions of dollars to affect what workers hear about, whether they know what the real truth and rights are, because all of that spending designed to push them away from exercising this choice. for example, there are reports that the company even surveyed
After weeks of private talks, President Joe Biden has endorsed the right of workers at an Amazon facility in Alabama to unionize. On Sunday, Biden showed solidarity with unions and workers in a video message, although he didn’t explicitly name Amazon in the short speech. “Unions put power in the hands of workers, they level the playing field, they give you a stronger voice, for your health, your safety, higher wages protections from racial discrimination and sexual harassment,” Biden said in the two-and-a-half-minute video. “Unions lift up workers, both union and non-union, but especially Black and Brown workers. … So let me be really clear, it’s not up to me to decide whether anyone should join a union. But let me be even more clear, it’s not up to an employer to decide that either. The choice to join a union is up to the workers — full stop.” The message came ahead of an ongoing vote at an Amazon facility in Bessemer, AL,
something went wrong with our process. in this instance. and terrible things happened. reporter: in a new video message, new ceo mary barra publicly addressed the firestorm over that other recall last month of 1.6 million cars with detective ignition switches. linked to 12 deaths, gm facing multiple investigations into how it handled that recall. as a mom with a family of my own, this hits home for me. reporter: conducting an intense review of gm s internal practices. she told us on her first day as ceo, a lot changed with the company. we streamlined a leadership team. we said look, chief engineer, it is your vehicle. we want you re accountable. too many cooks in the kitchen. too many cooks in the kitchen. we don t have that any more. reporter: now she is hoping it is a better recipe than what gm served up in the past. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. protests aimed at fast food outlet are planned in 30 cities as labor organizers look to
we could see the biggest protests yet on had an they consider nonliving wages. it s about $9 an hour, above the federal minimum. it s well below the federal poverty line for a family of four. alison kosik is spending the morning outside a wendy s in brooklyn. big question for you. there are those who say that s crazy they make so little money and there are other whose say that s crazy we re suggesting this as an all-out strike, people coming in that aren t the workers pushing the strike, more like labor organizers. war you seeing out on the street? reporter: physically out on the street protests have yet to begin, at least here in brooklyn at wendy s. closer in toward new york city, other protests have been going on all morning. you re talking about that $9 minimum wage $9 that the average minimum wage worker earns. whether or not that s fair, you
hold. they may need morsi s help again very soon. shannon? shannon: much more with the panel coming up. ed, thank you. those braving the shopping odyssey as black friday may have more crazy to deal with than usual because the labor organizers pick that day to make a point in front of the largest possible audience. chief washington correspondent james rosen explains. black friday, a third of americans shop online or brick and mortar stores should prove dark indeed for the country s largest retailer wal-mart. many of the company 1.4 million employees are set to picket outside 1300 wal-mart stores. following on similar actions in 12 cities last month. behind it all is our wal-mart. group loosely affiliate affiliah the united food and commercial workers union both of which claim wal-mart doesn t pay enough in salary and health benefits.