Protests were held across the United States on February 19 and 20 in support of the drive to organize warehouse workers at the Amazon facility located in Bessimer, Alabama. The workforce is mostly African-American, and many of the workers are women. "This is our best opportunity to smash the systemic racism that exists in the U.S., and to organize in the South of the United States for the first time in over fifty years,"said Joseph Hancock, Editor of Labor Today.
In Los Angeles, supporters of the workers at Amazon picketed the offices of the notorious union busting law firm of Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius which advises Amazon on how to keep the workers from organizing. One of the latest moves by the giant distribution company is an offer of $2,000 payment of severence if the workers resign. Election results should be known in April of this year.
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