Here Are the Anti-Union Texts Amazon is Sending Workers

Here are text messages from Amazon to a current employee attempting to convince them to vote no on the union.

Amazon Hires Off-Duty Cops to Harass Workers, the Press, and Supporters

Bessemer, Alabama’s police chief has confirmed that off-duty officers have been hired by Amazon to act as “security” for the BHM1 facility in the middle of a historic and intense union drive. Two Left Voice reporters who were recently expelled from Amazon’s premises by the cops report from the ground.

Dispatches from the Amazon Warehouse in Bessemer 

The unionization efforts at Bessemer are bigger than just Amazon. In this dispatch from the ground, Uber drivers, healthcare workers, and young Birmingham residents stand in solidarity.

Amazon Workers in Italy Stage 24-Hour Strike

As Amazon workers in Alabama fight for a union, workers in Italy disrupted Amazon operations across that country in a one-day strike yesterday to call attention to their horrendous working conditions as the company rakes in greater profits than ever.

Dispatch from the Ground: Birmingham Goes All Out for Amazon Union

On Sunday afternoon in Birmingham, Alabama I went canvassing for the Amazon union. The support for the union was overwhelming. The whole community is backing these workers.

Solidarity Means All Out for Bessemer

The unionization effort by Amazon workers in Bessemer Alabama is a historic opportunity that demands the support of the entire class. 

“It’s Time to Make a Change”: Rally in Birmingham Supports BAmazon Union

“We feel like it’s time to make a change…I’m gonna stay here and fight till the end. And I believe in my heart we gonna win.”– Darryl Richardson, Amazon worker At the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union local in Birmingham, Alabama, almost 100 people gathered for the BAmazon Day of Action. It was part […]

Bessemer Opens the Floodgates: Amazon Workers All Over the Country Are Trying to Unionize

The small percentage of U.S. private-sector workers in unions looks to grow as the effort at the Amazon facility in Alabama opens the floodgates. Workers in Baltimore, New Orleans, Portland, Denver, and Southern California are discussing organizing drives.

The Black Power Collective of the Inland Empire Stands in Solidarity with Amazon Workers Fighting for a Union

Black Power Collective, Inland Empire (Formerly BLM-Inland Empire) stands in solidarity with Amazon workers fighting for a union in Bessemer, Alabama.