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This Labor Day, instead of simply wishing you a happy labor day and expressing solidarity with labor we are putting our words into action. We are also extremely excited to announce that our staff has unionized!! We're proud to be joining a global movement of workers. In solidarity ....
Postmortem on Bessemer Amazon Defeat First, we must recognize that the overwhelming vote against the union in Bessemer marks a decisive defeat, not to be under estimated. It will undoubtedly have a dampening effect on other workers, especially given its broad media attention, and the high expectations of many. Yet, before dissecting what happened there, we need to recognize that this is a difficult period to organize for unions. There is the pandemic and widespread unemployment, with the recognition that there are many other workers who are potential replacements. Threats by big companies, especially Amazon that they might just move a facility if it were unionized are widespread and credible. Unlike coal mines or ports, which are fixed in place, logistics facilities can indeed move. The vicious overwhelming nature of the anti-union campaign by management, has been well-documented (see, e.g., Alex Press’ recent article in ....