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Trumka to Warrior Met Rally: Solidarity Forever!

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka delivered the following remarks via video for the Warrior Met Rally in Alabama.
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: RWDSU Continues Fight to Hold Amazon Accountable

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
Speech

Trumka on Amazon: We're Not Going Anywhere

Following the results of the union election at Amazon in Bessemer, Alabama, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's delivered the following remarks on a virtual press conference hosted by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Alabama AFL-CIO: In the Wake of Disaster, Unions Step Up and Make the Difference

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
Media Hit

Amazon's Cynical, Anti-Union Attack on Mail Voting (The New York Times, Paywall)

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RWDSU-UFCW Leads Organizing Drive at Amazon Fulfillment Center in Alabama

The strongest effort to create a union at Amazon in many years is underway in Bessemer, Alabama. Organizers with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) have been working with employees at the Amazon fulfillment center. By December, more than 2,000 workers had signed union cards, leading to an election set to begin in February. The company is engaging in union-busting activities in response, but the workers are not backing down. Many of the organizers and the employees at the fulfillment center are Black and the organizers have focused on issues of racial equality and empowerment as a part of the drive.