Unions must create a massive, dedicated project to assist workers like those at the Staten Island Amazon warehouse.
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Posted inWorking in America
What Amazon Will Do Next. What Unions Must Do Next.
The NLRB can—as originally intended—quickly facilitate worker organization. But workers need to act fast before the Supreme Court cancels their efforts.
Posted inWorking in America
The Rank-and-File Organizers Who Took On Amazon
Amazon’s heavy-handed tactics triggered an explosion of organizing from inside its Staten Island warehouse, leading to a union victory.
Posted inWorking in America
A Generational Worker Revolt Hits Its Stride
At Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse, workers have broken through corporate America’s unified, furious opposition to giving employees a voice on the job.
Posted inWorking in America
Amazon Warehouse Workers Walk Out
‘We don’t want snacks. We want a raise.’
Posted inTAP
Can the Government Level the Playing Field for Workers?
Today on TAP: The union campaigning to organize an Alabama Amazon warehouse is hoping it will.
Posted inWorking in America
In Bessemer and the South, Black Workers Hold the Key
Does the ongoing campaign to unionize the Amazon warehouse, where 85 percent of the workers are Black, portend a return to large-scale campaigns in the region?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rollups: The Gators Defining the Merchant Makeover
Are investors valuing consolidation over innovation? Thrasio and its look-alikes make that a hard question to answer.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The COVID Cons
Counterfeit masks are as widely available as the real thing, outpacing the federal agencies’ ability to crack down on scammers.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Big Business Games the Supply Chain
The disruptions, and the subsequent circumventions, have accelerated Amazon and Walmart’s takeover at the expense of independent retailers.