Coast to coast, workers began protesting on Friday against the company’s recent anti-union moves.
Labor
The company has turned its focus to a union vote at a second warehouse in Staten Island set to start April 25.
The legislation to formally authorize the union was introduced over two months ago, but has yet to be brought to a vote.
The NLRB’s general counsel issued a brief calling on the board to reinstate the Joy Silk doctrine.
The company’s injury rate increased in 2021 despite its pledge to become “Earth’s Safest Place to Work.”
Sanders praised the Amazon Labor Union for sparking a “national, sweeping movement.”
The “Memphis Seven,” terminated in February, consisted of nearly the entire organizing committee at their store.
“People have always been fighting to make things better, and that fight has never been easy,” says author Kim Kelly.
Workers have doubled the number of successfully unionized stores from 6 to 13 over the past few weeks.
Captive audience meetings are often employed by union busters to feed workers anti-union messaging.