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Biden voices support for Amazon union vote in Alabama
- "I have long said America wasn't built by Wall Street, it was built by
the middle class, and unions built the middle class," President Biden
said
in a video posted on Twitter on Sunday night. "Unions put power in the
hands of workers and level the playing field."
- "It's not up to me to decide whether anyone should join a union...
it's not up to an employer to decide that either. The choice to join a
union is up to workers - full stop."
- "Today and over the next few days, workers in Alabama and all across
America are voting on whether to organize a union in their workplace.
This
is vitally important as America grapples with the deadly pandemic."
- *Go deeper:* Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been fighting hard against the
endeavor with anti-union posters, a dedicated website launch and as
holding
mandatory meetings during work hours. The reason why an attempt is being
made in Alabama is due to the state's "right-to-work" law, which means a
union only has to win over 50% backing of the returned vote to be
unionized.
- *Outlook: *Workers at the warehouse just outside of Birmingham,
Alabama, called BHM1, are able to cast mail-in ballots through March 29,
though the motion could also inspire other Amazon warehouses to organize.
If the effort succeeds, it would give workers the power to negotiate a
contract that could lock in heavy changes to wages and working
conditions.
In a statement, Amazon said it "respects our employees' right to join or
not join a labor union, but we don't believe this group represents the
majority of our employees' views. We encourage anyone to compare our
overall pay, benefits, and workplace environment to any other company
with similar jobs."
|Today, 4:32 AM|9 Comments
Biden voices support for Amazon union vote in Alabama
- "I have long said America wasn't built by Wall Street, it was built by
the middle class, and unions built the middle class," President Biden
said
in a video posted on Twitter on Sunday night. "Unions put power in the
hands of workers and level the playing field."
- "It's not up to me to decide whether anyone should join a union...
it's not up to an employer to decide that either. The choice to join a
union is up to workers - full stop."
- "Today and over the next few days, workers in Alabama and all across
America are voting on whether to organize a union in their workplace.
This
is vitally important as America grapples with the deadly pandemic."
- *Go deeper:* Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been fighting hard against the
endeavor with anti-union posters, a dedicated website launch and as
holding
mandatory meetings during work hours. The reason why an attempt is being
made in Alabama is due to the state's "right-to-work" law, which means a
union only has to win over 50% backing of the returned vote to be
unionized.
- *Outlook: *Workers at the warehouse just outside of Birmingham,
Alabama, called BHM1, are able to cast mail-in ballots through March 29,
though the motion could also inspire other Amazon warehouses to organize.
If the effort succeeds, it would give workers the power to negotiate a
contract that could lock in heavy changes to wages and working
conditions.
In a statement, Amazon said it "respects our employees' right to join or
not join a labor union, but we don't believe this group represents the
majority of our employees' views. We encourage anyone to compare our
overall pay, benefits, and workplace environment to any other company
with similar jobs."
|Today, 4:32 AM|9 Comments
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