Chris Gray is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. How Amazon is Fighting Tooth-and-Nail to Stop Workers From Unionizing Its Biggest Air Hub To Amazon’s corporate suits at their headquarters in Seattle, the KCVG Air Hub in Northern Kentucky is often referred to as the “Death Star.” The massive $1.5 billion facility already […]
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Chris Gray is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Right-Wing Tropes, Gaslighting, and High-Paid Spies Following the historic union victory at the JFK8 fulfillment center on Staten Island, Amazon Labor Union (ALU) is gearing up for the next election at LDJ5, the 1,500 worker sort center across the street. Following the historic union […]
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Written by an Amazon Worker. Workers at the JFK8 Amazon Fulfillment Center in Staten Island have dealt a stunning blow to the corporate giant by voting ‘Yes’ for the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), 2654 for and 2131 against. This decisive result proves once and for all that one of the richest and most powerful companies […]
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James McCabe is a member of the Socialist Party (ISA in Ireland). Amazon has announced it will establish a Data Centre in Calgary, news much welcomed by politicians as a job creator and sign of a tech future for Calgary. No reality check of the huge use of electricity or water, both issues in Calgary. […]
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Rebecca Green is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Key Lessons for the Fight to #UnionizeAmazon Socialist Alternative has been on the ground in Bessemer for a number of weeks helping build the BAmazon struggle. The below article is based on our observations and ongoing work in Alabama. Vote counting has come to […]
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Rebecca Green is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Vote counting starts at the end of March, and Amazon will likely use every trick in the book to challenge ballots from union supporting workers to drag the union drive into the courts and delay a final ruling until late April. The deep south […]
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Amazon’s warehouse in Brampton, on the edge of Toronto, was ordered to close by Peel Public Health…
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Joshua Kortiz is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The eyes of working people throughout the nation are focused on Bessemer, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama where Amazon Fulfillment Center workers are voting for union recognition. Over 5,800 brave workers are taking on a goliath of the modern age: Amazon and the richest […]
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Logan Swan is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The Tax Amazon movement and Seattle’s working class won a historic victory on Monday, July 6. Following a three year struggle against the richest man in the world – Jeff Bezos – and his political establishment, we’ve won a tax on big business in […]
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Kshama Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Working people just won a historic victory! Today, Seattle City Council took the final vote to pass an Amazon Tax that will raise well over $200 million per year to fund affordable housing. While the political establishment and corporate media will try to claim […]
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