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Episode: Update from Amazon Labor Union on Recent Union Campaign News
Description: We speak on WBAI about Labor Day 2022 and how it was celebrated yesterday by a rising new generation of bold young unionists. The Amazon Labor Union, joined by Starbucks Workers United and many other insurgent labor groups rallied to demand billion-dollar companies Amazon and Starbucks recognize their unions.
On April 1 of this year, the Amazon Labor Union pulled off what many said was impossible — they won a union election at JFK8, an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island. The election results were objected to by Amazon and after months of hearings and deliberation, the National Labor Relations Board announced on Thursday tha...