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Mobilizing worker power for Amazon union now!
By Martha Grevatt posted on June 28, 2021
April 9 was no happy day for organized labor or for anyone in the global working class. The National Labor Relations Board announced the results of a union representation election at Amazon in Bessemer, Ala. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union lost the vote by a 2-1 margin.
But organizers had a forward-looking perspective. “I know the outcome is not what a lot of people wanted to hear,” said RWDSU organizer Michael “Big Mike” Foster, at a press conference April 9. “But I believe this is the foundation for something great . . . by no means is this the end.” (The Verge, April 10)