Bernie Sanders applauds the courage of Amazon workers for taking on the tech giant, says failed union vote will inspire other unionization efforts ndailey@businessinsider.com (Natasha Dailey)
Sen. Bernie Sanders said Amazon workers will inspire other union-organizing efforts.
Workers at the Bessemer, Alabama, Amazon plant voted the union down 1,798 to 738.
Sanders has previously criticized Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for trying to stop unionization efforts.
Sen. Bernie Sanders applauded Amazon workers at the Bessemer, Alabama, factory for taking on the company, even as a majority of votes were against unionizing. The willingness of Amazon workers in Bessemer to take on the wealthiest man in the world and a powerful company in an anti-union state is an inspiration, Sanders said on Twitter, in response to news of the failed union attempt. It takes an enormous amount of courage to stand up and fight back, and they should be applauded.
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