Bumping this up to the top of your inbox again, because the possibility of a strike at some Amazon warehouse in imminent. You can read related news articles at CNN, The Verge and The Guardian for more information. – Chris Bowers
Today, I would like to take a short break from national politics, and invite you to support some of the workers who make the holiday season possible:
Please sign the petition to Amazon: Come to the table and bargain with Amazon Labor Union.
Add your name
My mother was a member of a union for many decades, and over 20 years ago I helped to organize a union at the place where I worked. In fact, that was actually how I got my start in politics!
As you can imagine, labor issues are near to my heart. That said, I do not actually know very much about the ongoing campaign to unionize Amazon, so I will quote at length from our activism partners, The Labor Force: In April 2022, workers at Amazon’s JFK8 facility in Staten Island voted by a significant margin to unionize with the Amazon Labor Union—the first (and still the only) successful attempt at unionizing a U.S. Amazon facility. The union’s victory at the nation’s second largest employer was heralded at the time as a significant development both for the workers involved and for the U.S. labor movement as a whole. Since then, however, Amazon has failed to recognize the ALU-IBT Local 1 and refused to bargain in good faith with the union.
What happens on Staten Island has an impact on Amazon workers across the country. Amazon’s steadfast refusal to come to the bargaining table sends a message that employers can flout their legal obligations under the National Labor Relations Act with impunity. While Amazon continues to engage in illegal actions against the workers of ALU-IBT Local 1, the company is also seeking to abolish the National Labor Relations Board – further demonstrating its blatant disregard for the law and the working-class.
Amazon workers at JFK8 are preparing to strike to send a different message—that corporate intimidation and trampling workers’ basic rights will not be tolerated.
Please add your name and tell Amazon: - Stop breaking the law and come to the bargaining table.
- No retaliation towards any workers for taking protected collective action.
- All workers who engage in collective action are guaranteed a safe return to work, free of harassment and disciplinary action.
The signatures of this petition will be sent to Amazon. All signers of this petition will be redirected to a joint fundraising page for Amazon Labor Union and Bowers News Media PAC, but a donation is not required for your name to be added. Later today or tomorrow, I will send you a fundraising request from Amazon Labor Union to support their efforts to prepare for a strike.
Please sign the petition to Amazon: Come to the table and bargain with Amazon Labor Union.
Add your name
Thank you for your time,
Chris Bowers
Founder, Bowers News Media
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