Tag: Amazon
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Rally With Unionized Whole Foods Workers In Philadelphia!
Tomorrow, rally with unionized Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia to demand that Whole Foods (and Amazon!) respect workers’ union vote and come to the bargaining table! In January, Philly Whole Foods workers made history by voting YES to unionize with UFCW Local 1776, becoming the first unionized Whole Foods location in the country. Just days…
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Stand With Anthonie, An Organizer Fired By Amazon
Amazon just fired Anthonie, a union steward with Amazon Labor Union in New York. This isn’t the first time Amazon has unjustly fired Anthonie before the union helped him win reinstatement―but right now he needs our support more than ever. Just days after Amazon fired him, Anthonie had emergency gallbladder surgery. He’s now at home…
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At Amazon, Arrests Are A Union-Busting Tactic
At Amazon, arrests are a union-busting tactic. Sultana Hossain, the Recording Secretary of Amazon Labor Union-IBT Local 1 in Staten Island, the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the US, just returned to NYC from a court date in Garner, NC. The charge against Sultana? Trespassing. The alleged victim? Amazon. Sultana was arrested for trespassing while…
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Co-Sign Amazon Labor Union’s Safety Bill of Rights
Every day, workers are injured while trying to fulfill Amazon orders. And instead of working to make warehouses safer, Amazon treats these injuries as the cost of doing business. The United States Senate investigated, and found that Amazon warehouses recorded over 30 percent more injuries than the warehousing industry average in 2023. Amazon is a…
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Amazon Labor Union Announces Safety Bill of Rights
Happy May Day! Across the country, working class folks are taking to the streets in protest and in celebration of our collective power. This May Day also marks the launch of Amazon Labor Union’s Safety Bill of Rights: the core safety issues facing Amazon workers and the concrete changes workers are demanding in order to…
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Stand With Diedre, A Union Organizer Fired By Amazon
Amazon truly has no shame. In March, they fired Diedre King, a union organizer fighting to unionize Amazon’s RDU1 facility in Garner, NC. Contribute to Diedre’s GoFundMe right here, and read on to learn Diedre’s story. Diedre’s Story Diedre is a union organizer with C.A.U.S.E. (Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment), the organization founded…
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Amazon Labor Union Passes Immigrant Solidarity Resolution
In the face of increasing immigration raids across the country, unionized Amazon workers are coming together to protect each other. Amazon Labor Union just passed an Immigrant Solidarity Resolution outlining their demands on Amazon and the union’s plan to protect immigrant members. Right now, Amazon Labor Union is training worker leaders to provide know-your-rights trainings…
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A Big Win For Amazon Labor Union!
Amazon workers went on strike during the busiest part of the holiday season―and Amazon fought back with a vengeance, unlawfully docking hundreds of workers unpaid time off for time they were on strike. And because Amazon’s faceless HR system automatically fires workers whose time off balance falls below zero, some workers were fired as a…
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C.A.U.S.E. Union Election Results Are In
We’ve got tough news about C.A.U.S.E.―the union that held its vote to become the first unionized Amazon facility in the South. Amazon’s Orwellian Tactics In the most anti-union, anti-worker climate in our lifetime, Amazon took no chances in trying to crush the union in Garner, NC’s RDU1 warehouse. Amazon ran a propaganda campaign straight out…
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Help C.A.U.S.E. Win First Union Election At Amazon in the South!
In case you missed it, the worker-led union C.A.U.S.E. filed for a union election at Amazon’s RDU1 fulfillment center in Garner, NC. The election will take place in one week, on February 10-15. Below is a message from C.A.U.S.E.’s president, Ryan Brown, who was recently fired from RDU1 in retaliation for organizing. Read on to…
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Is Amazon Lying to You About Your Prime Delivery Subscription?
Is Amazon lying to you about your Prime delivery service? According to a recent lawsuit filed against Amazon, they might be. Read on to learn more and find out how to take action. Amazon is infamous for pushing drivers beyond capacity to meet its two-day delivery guarantee. But a recent investigation revealed that Amazon is…
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Amazon Labor Union Is On Strike Now!
It’s official! Amazon Labor Union IBT Local 1, along with Amazon workers across the country, is on ULP strike. Amazon workers are done waiting for a first contract. Last week, Amazon Labor Union gave Amazon a clear deadline: “Bargain with us by December 15 or we go on strike.” Amazon refused to budge, and now it’s time for…
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Billionaires vs. Free Press: Jeff Bezos and The Washington Post
Late Friday night, we learned that the Washington Post would not endorse any candidate for President for the first time in almost 30 years. We later learned that the Post’s editorial board had already written an endorsement of Kamala Harris, and that billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who owns the Post, personally spiked the piece.…
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Amazon Workers at JFK8: “The time for a fair contract is now!”
Over two years ago, workers at Amazon warehouse JFK8 in New York made history when they won their union election―the first time Amazon workers had ever unionized. It was a moment that reverberated throughout the labor movement: if Amazon workers can unionize, what else is possible? Then Amazon, in classic Amazon fashion, tried to stamp…