A worker-led movement to put power back in the hands of Amazon employees and establish our right to negotiate for a better, safer, and more equitable workplace.
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We're fighting to make Amazon recognize our union, & as a result of our win, they’re in federal court arguing unions are unconstitutional.
If they win, a century of worker rights could be undone. Public support is vital to keep up the fight—can you help?
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It’s official‼️Amazon Labor Union is the first Amazon union in US HISTORY‼️POWER TO THE PEOPLE! #UnionStrong #ALUfortheWin
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BREAKING: AMAZON LABOR UNION WINS HISTORIC FIGHT FOR THE FIRST AMAZON UNION IN THE ENTIRE US‼️
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If you ever doubt your power as a lone worker, remember that Amazon spent $1 million in union busting costs per every worker-organizer on our campaign.
The power to connect with the people you work with and care about is the power to change the world.
Solidarity forever❤️
#ALU
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The quote “Amazon won’t let us leave” should be in every headline.
The work we do is not worth dying for, not even close. It’s time for us to look at Amazon for what it is: the modern Triangle Shirtwaist factory.
Horrifying details are emerging about the tornado disaster at Amazon's warehouse in Illinois, where at least 6 workers were killed on the job.
Before he died, Larry Virden reportedly texted his girlfriend: "Amazon won’t let us leave." He leaves behind four children.
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A message to Amazon’s lawyers:
If you fire the person you’re thinking about firing right now we’ll take it as an act of war.
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Current Vote Totals:
1518 Yes
1154 No
364 votes in ALU’s favor to wrap up today’s count. Counting will resume at 10am tomorrow. #UnionYes #ALUForTheWin
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Hi everyone. This is Juan Cruz, a union buster. He tries to hide his name and lie about who he is to workers at Amazon. He is very mad about this picture too, please help us spread it around because once a union buster is exposed, they can’t do their job. Thank you 😊 #amazon
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Current Vote Totals:
2050 Yes
1574 No
476 votes in ALU’s favor after resuming the count today on the last box.
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HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 The ALU is officially a certified UNION! This is a HUGE moment for the labor moment! Solidarity everyone! Let’s continue to fight for what we deserve!
When We Fight We Win 🏆 ✊🏾
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Current Vote Totals:
1600 Yes
1197 No
403 votes in ALU’s favor after resuming the count today.
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Polls just closed and voting is officially over. Ballots will be counted starting 1pm tomorrow. Follow us for live updates.
Solidarity. ✊
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Last night, managers at JFK8 tried to force employees back to work in the aftermath of a fire. The building was flooded and filled with smoke. Hundreds of workers felt unsafe & demanded to be sent home. We initiated a health and safety work stoppage when they wouldn't comply.
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Current Vote Totals:
1977 Yes
1500 No
477 votes in ALU’s favor after resuming the count today on the last box.
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#Amazon has terminated Pasquale "Pat" Cioffi, a lead organizer with the ALU. Pat is a process assistant who was instrumental in the JFK8 victory, and is one of our most influential and outspoken supporters.
He was fired for arguing with a manager about mistreatment of workers.
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Press Release: In response to our decisive victory, ALU Pres. Chris Smalls (@Shut_downAmazon) demands immediate bargaining & Amazon cease/desist any changes to work policies.
JFK8 workers denounce any attempt by @Amazon to delay our hard won right to bargain collectively. #ALU
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Amazon has suspended over 50 workers who were involved in last night's walkout. It was not a "handful." It was nearly everybody involved in the action. This is clear retaliation against workers who refused to work in safe conditions. #alu
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Current Vote Totals:
1750 Yes
1313 No
437 votes in ALU’s favor after resuming the count today.
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Amazon workers all across the world are ready to unionize. Every other week we’re getting requests from other facilities to join the ALU. We’re not sitting around waiting for change anymore we’re demanding it. The time is now!
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Together, we have shown that you can organize your workplace regardless of what mega-corporations throw your way. This has been a completely independent worker-led movement of, by & for the people!
UNIONIZE! Let’s put the power back into the worker’s hands.
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Vote count has started‼️History has already been made as the Amazon Labor Union is the 1st union to hold elections for multiple warehouses. Workers at LDJ5 have the chance to become the 1st unionized Amazon sort center in US history. Updates will follow. All power to the people!
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Current Vote Totals:
1894 Yes
1450 No
444 votes in ALU’s favor after resuming the count today on the last box.
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Our grassroots union is raising funds as we gear up for TWO union elections at our Staten Island warehouses. Please consider supporting our gofundme so we can win this thing!
#voteYES #ALU #Amazon #1u
gofund.me/759f035e
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It's official! Amazon workers at ALB1 in Schodach, New York have filed for a union election, seeking to be represented by the ALU!!
See press release below for more details!
@AlbUnited #ALU
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Our buildings are missing fire extinguishers. Our workers are directed to evacuate through slow moving turnstiles instead of emergency exits. We’re forced to return to work amidst inhaling toxic fumes, mere minutes after the fires are extinguished.
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We’ve received word from ALB1 workers that the Schodack warehouse is currently on fire. We are urging all of our brothers and sisters to be safe and we will report updates as we receive them.
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Call-to-action: There will be a 4-day conference (June 13th-June 14th, June 16th-17th) national call where workers all over the nation can join forces with the Amazon Labor Union and get organized. Stay tuned for the international call announcement! #UnionStrong #UnionizeAmazon
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Today, Amazon workers in Staten Island WALKED OUT in protest of the unfair labor practices committed by the company and to demand better working conditions. This is on the very day we refile our petition for election ✊
Our site leader was notified with the following letter:
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Current Vote Totals:
1679 Yes
1250 No
429 votes in ALU’s favor increasing the lead for workers supporting representation for a union.
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Please consider supporting our labor movement as we look forward to our next election for Amazon workers at LDJ5, a neighboring facility to JFK8 on Staten Island, which will take place April 25-29th.
ALL POWER TO PEOPLE‼️ #UnionStrong #UnionYES
#ALUfortheWin
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We are beyond thrilled to announce that Amazon workers on Staten Island made their voices heard by choosing to be represented by the Amazon Labor Union.
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Thank you for all the continued support + solidarity throughout our campaign for a union. We have another election coming next month & appreciate all the help we can get before our next vote‼️ LDJ5 Amazon workers on Staten Island will vote on April 25-29th gofundme.com/f/the-amazon-la…
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BREAKING—NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD GENERAL COUNSEL RULES AMAZON ILLEGALLY FIRED WORKER-ORGANIZER FOR UNION ACTIVITY. ABSENT SETTLEMENT, NLRB REGIONAL DIRECTOR WILL ISSUE COMPLAINT/JUDGE TO HOLD HEARING.
@amazonlabor @NLRB @NLRBGC
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Watch ALB1 organizer Heather Goodall tactfully handle a police encounter after Amazon called them to stop her from signing union cards.
Calling the cops as a way to intimidate workers not to exercise their rights is illegal, and it’s a legal fight we’ve won many times before.
EXCLUSIVE: A remarkable thing happened when Amazon called the cops on several worker-organizers in Albany.
After the lead organizer explained why they were unionizing, the two police officers decided not to kick them out.
Instead, they offered to help coordinate future tabling.
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‼️ BREAKING NEWS ‼️
The NLRB Hearing Officer is recommending that Amazon's objections to our JFK8 election be overruled in their entirety. We are finally going to be certified!
Thank you to all who donated to our legal fund! The fight is just beginning! #alu
Press release:
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BREAKING: ONE MONTH after being SUSPENDED (with pay) for taking collective action in PROTEST of ABORMALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, the lead ALU organizers have officially been REINSTATED w/ no disciplinary action‼️
This is the power of collective action. WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN!
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Success story: An @amazon worker/ ALU supporter at JFK8 was reinstated after being wrongfully terminated. Last week two of our executive board members marched into the main office and demanded amazon give him his job back. Next week he’ll be back to work💪🏾 #unionstrong
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Solidarity is key in making change together & when going up against 1 of the richest companies in the world.
We want to thank our comrades near & far who are rooting for us to win our 1st contract. Here’s some love given from comrades in Tucson, AZ!
#RecognizeALU #UnionStrong
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During our election, Amazon argued we don’t need a union because the company has an “open door policy” that associates can use to address concerns. Hundreds of workers used it at once, and we were all threatened and suspended.
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The count has finished. The election has concluded without the union being recognized at LDJ5—sortation center on Staten Island. The organizing will continue at this facility and beyond. The fight has just begun. #ALU
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Breaking news ‼️ the election for @amazon workers at ALB1 in Schodack ,NY will begin Wednesday, October 12 and will end Monday , October 17th. If 51 percent of the eligible voters vote YES this will be the second unionized amazon facility in the United States 🙏🏾💪🏾
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May 1st is known as International Workers’ Day or May Day, but it’s also the day that The Congress of Essential Workers was founded on May 1st, 2020. Happy Anniversary @TCOEW & solidarity to workers everywhere organizing for a better world! #UnionStrong
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One of our first demands of Amazon last year was to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday and pay workers holiday pay.
They refused, but we haven’t let the issue go. This year we are once again demanding that Amazon show respect for its black workers and recognize Juneteenth.
#alu
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We’re heartbroken over the loss of one of our coworkers. Our deepest condolences go out to their loved ones.
This tragic loss of life was preventable, and we demand transparency to know what went wrong in the process so we can push for real solutions that prioritize our safety.
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See what we put up with? 🤦♂️
We left our literature with our personal belongings and HR tried to take it when we weren’t looking.
#unionbustingisdiagusting
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BREAKING: Despite Amazon's attempts to obscure statistics, internal rosters show that JFK8 alone has approximately 600 employees on #COVID19 leave, roughly 10% of the building. They're now calling for mandatory overtime, increasing exposure for remaining healthy workers (1/4) 🧵
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New Year’s Resolutions:
2022: become the first Amazon union in US history
2023: win a contract to better the material conditions of the working-class
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#UPDATE: Due to the Labor Notes Conference in June (17th-19th), the Amazon Labor Union will have the national conference call in July (TBD). The call is for any Amazon worker nationwide that wants to organize their workplace. The international call will be set for August (TBD).
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Amazon can spend $14 million to fight their own employees but can’t pay us $30 an hour? huffpost.com/entry/amazon-an…
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Amazon is now retaliating against ALB1 lead organizer Heather Goodall for taking pictures of safety violations in the warehouse, giving her a final warning. This is both a violation of the NLRA and OSHA on Amazon’s part. ⬇️
🚨Amazon is putting workers’ safety in grave danger once again🚨
-The same day the NLRB found a showing of interest to hold a union election at ALB1, Amazon retaliated by disciplining @amazonlabor leader Heather Goodall for taking photos of unsafe working conditions
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What they did to Pat is unjustifiable. It's clearly motivated by anti-union animus and they're only going forward because they believe it's more cost-effective to fire him and deal with the backlash than it is to allow to him to continue organizing during our contract campaign.
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No matter the outcome of the election, workers are uniting for change at LDJ5, JFK8 & around the world.
Mega-corporations continue to spend millions in union-busting + fear tactics & we continue to organize for a society not based on exploitation & greed. #UnionStrong
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Amazon's response to our genuine concerns has been despicable and full of lies. At this time, management is circulating that as many as 80 workers who were involved in the work stoppage were suspended. That is not, as their PR team claims, a "handful."
Monday night there was a fire at Amazon JFK8 where workers were forced to go through turnstiles and “badge out” instead of using the fire exits that were only 100ft away.
They must reinstate the 50 workers they suspended who refused to work in these conditions.
@amazonlabor
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We have filed charges with the NLRB and are requesting immediate 10-J injunctive relief from the Board. The situation at JFK8 has gotten out of control.
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BREAKING: Amazon workers have filed for an election at their second location LDJ5 in Staten Island! The power of the labor movement is strong! @amazonlabor @Shut_downAmazon #Amazon #1u
Just in🗣‼️We have just filed our Petition for an Election at our second location LDJ5 in Staten Island @amazonlabor ✊🏾#ALU
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We’re taking the power back tomorrow at 12pm ‼️Let’s show @amazon and @Starbucks what union solidarity is all about 💪🏾
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This will be the first Amazon sort center in US History unionized and there are over 100 warehouses in the nation (& more overseas) where Amazon workers have contacted Amazon Labor Union ready to unionize their sites.
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MAY DAY CALL TO ACTION 🚨🚨🚨 @Starbucks and @amazon have lots in common—both are run by billionaire CEOs who bully their workers and both don’t respect the right to organize. We need to demand that union-busting ends NOW. Solidarity with @sbworkersunited
#UnionStrong #MayDay2022
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We are warning the company against retaliation for our protected collective action. Please find our statement attached below. #alu
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🚨🚨UPDATE🚨🚨
Amazon security has illegally confiscated union literature handed out by a worker organizer in the break room at JFK8. This is a clear violation of the NLRA. We have filed another charge against the company for illegal union busting. PLEASE RT & SPREAD THE WORD.
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Amazon workers at the LDJ5 sortation center on Staten Island in New York will vote beginning April 25th-April 29th (excluding April 26th).
If you want to get involved or you’re an Amazon worker on Staten Island visit alu.nationbuilder.com
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The ALU is alive and well!
NEW: 400 Amazon workers outside of Albany, NY are unionizing with @amazonlabor @AlbUnited.
ALT Pictured is a filing from the National Labor Relations Board website showing a petition for certification of a labor organization as the representative of a collective bargaining unit. The employer is Amazon.com Services located on Castleton-on-Hudson, New York. there are 400 employees in the proposed bargaining unit made up of All hourly full-time and regular-part time fulfillment center associates employed at the Employer’s ALB1 building located at 1835 US ROUTE 9 US, Castleton, New York, including all employees in the unit who have worked an average of four (4) hours or more per week during the 13 weeks immediately preceding the eligibility date for the election.
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Before joining the union effort, Pat was treated like royalty by management and was beloved by associates because he would always look out for them.
After joining, he suddenly found himself in four back-to-back investigations where they looked for every reason to fire him.
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We are done waiting for Amazon to come to the table. We are taking the fight directly to Amazon and using our power as workers to win the good jobs we deserve!
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.@Starbucks REINSTATE HER IMMEDIATELY‼️We stand in solidarity with workers organizing everywhere and mega-corporations like Amazon + Starbucks continue to union-bust & illegally fire workers! STOP UNION-BUSTING!!! @lailaddaltonn @SBWorkersUnited
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HUGE STEP FORWARD: The board is looking to outlaw captive audience meetings as they are inherently coercive.
During our campaign, we filed charges against Amazon while making this exact argument. Changing existing precedent would be a huge victory for workers in the U.S.! #ALU
The labor board's top prosecutor Jennifer Abruzzo just issued a memo arguing that mandatory anti-union ("captive audience") meetings "inherently involve an unlawful threat" and saying she will urge NLRB members to change precedent & "find mandatory meetings of this sort unlawful"
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Six months ago, we decided to pick a fight with Amazon. They thought we’d give up, but they were dead wrong.
Today, our union is hundreds of workers strong, organized by working class people ready to fight back against abuse.
Let’s go! #UnionizeAmazon
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One year ago today we made history as the first union for Amazon workers in America. The bosses have spent the past year challenging our victory, but they’ve lost again and again. Now it’s time for them to come to the bargaining table.
When we fight together, we win 💪
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Corporations like Amazon are built by design to put profits before people…
Yesterday, they terminated one of the co-founders of the Amazon Labor Union instead of helping them with their accommodation.
REINSTATE JORDAN FLOWERS IMMEDIATELY! @amazon 👀
#UnionStrong
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🚨ACTION ALERT: This #MayDay, join community based orgs, unions, & allies as we take to the streets of NYC to demand stronger worker protections & a full pathway to citizenship for immigrants.
🗓️May 1st, 2022
⏰12 PM
📍Washington Sq. Park
RSVP: fb.me/e/1iqgGuEW4
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Part 2: she just went back and did it again when she thought we weren’t looking.
Amazon can plaster the warehouse with VOTE NO banners, hold back to back captive audience meetings, and they won’t even respect our legal right to flyer in break areas. How is this fair?
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🗣ALU “We Made History” Press Conference at JFK8‼️
Lead worker-organizers speak on how they defeated Goliath & the next steps moving forward for the workers’ movement.
When: This Friday (04.08.2022)-4:30-5:30pm
Where: 546 Gulf Ave, 10314
Speakers will allow time to answer ?s
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Breaking news ‼️ Labor Day 9/5 ALU will be having a March for recognition rally in NYC. We’re shutting the city down ALU style. Come stand in solidarity with us. Let’s show these corporations what worker power is all about ✊🏾 #UnionStrong
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Juneteenth exists to bring our attention to the reality that systemic racism has deep roots in the U.S., especially in our workplaces.
It's unacceptable that our employers won't recognize a holiday where we reflect on & celebrate the movement to address these issues. #1u
How are @wesleyan_u and @amazon the same? ❌BOTH REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE JUNETEENTH AS A HOLIDAY FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES❌ This is UNACCEPTABLE.
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Enough is enough the working class has had ENOUGH… we’re fighting for what we deserve #UnionStrong 💪🏾
"During the pandemic, the billionaire class saw a $2 trillion increase in their wealth. That's what's going on. People are standing up,fighting back. What you're seeing right now is workers are saying enough is enough." @BernieSanders on the current labor movement to @chrislhayes
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Very proud to announce that Governor @KathyHochul has signed the warehouse worker protection act!! Huge shoutout to @jessicaramos and her team for pushing the act! This is a huge win for labor let’s continue fighting for what we deserve! #UnionStrong 💪🏾
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Message to all big corporations: worker led unions will still spread across the country and demand change you will NEVER be able to silence the movement ❗️ solidarity with @TraderJoesUnite jacobin.com/2022/09/trader-j…
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WE DID IT!!! Our petition has officially been docketed.! We await Amazon’s many objections, but it doesn’t matter. History has been made today ✊✊✊❤️❤️❤️
#UnionizeAmazon
#SolidarityForever
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These workers turned organizers are the reason many in @amazonlabor got involved in the first place. Thank you to these Black/Brown leaders who showed that if you have a grassroots worker-led movement, anything is possible‼️#UnionStrong
My younger brother saved THE sign framed it and surprised me with it at our victory party. I haven’t seen this sign in over almost 2 years I thought it was gone!😭 but it’s home now and the message is still the same‼️@amazonlabor ✊🏾
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Hell yeah! We'd love the company ❤️✊
Fun date idea in Staten Island: go to JFK8 at 546 Gulf Avenue and show solidarity @amazonlabor. Also, protest @amazon fence built to jail workers and prevent them from exercising their right to unionize. #UnionStrong #PassPROAct
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The President met Joe Biden & relayed the message to tell @amazon to #RecognizeALU. The Amazon Labor Union went to the @SenateBudget Committee hearing “Should Taxpayer Dollars Go to Companies that Violate Labor Laws?” in D.C. w/ @Shut_downAmazon on the panel. #UnionStrong
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It's official! THE NLRB has approved our petition for an election in a second Staten Island warehouse, LDJ5. Two groups of Amazon workers in NYC are set to make their voice heard in the coming months, so please keep updated & support our grassroots campaign in any way possible!✊
NEW: @amazonlabor tells me that LDJ5, an 2nd Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, just been approved by the NLRB to hold a union election
This Is 3rd Amazon warehouse in the US to qualify for a union election.LDJ5 is a sortation center w/ ~1500 workers according to internal roster
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Thousands of Amazon workers made history voting to unionize the 1st location for the company in the US in its near 28-year existence.
@amazon continues spending millions in union-busting & still has not recognized the Amazon Labor Union.
#RecognizeALU
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Join our National Organizing Call:
Attend either 9/20 from 6:00-6:45pm EST or 9/22 from 7:00-7:45pm EST
RSVP for more info about the National Organizing Call/upcoming Training Program!
Hear from @Shut_downAmazon & the rest of the executive board!
amazonlaborunion.org/nationa…
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