BREAKING NEWS: Amazon Labor Union RATIFIES their affiliation with Teamsters
Incredibly Low Turnout, Combined With A Masterful PR Effort, Delivered Desired Results For Teamsters and Amazon Labor Union Leadership
Here’s a tweet with video of the vote tally after 3 days of voting, from Amazon Labor Union Vice President Michelle Valentin-Nieves (854 total votes - the facility has between 6,000 and 8,000 workers):
Wait - What Happened Again? Why Is This A BAD Thing?
Watch the above video clip, where I explain the situation - from “How Did We Miss That” on INN, June 16, 2024
Below, I spoke with former members of the Amazon Labor Union Executive Board disbanded by Chris Smalls and the remaining executive board. Recorded on INN March 1, 2024
Throwback: INN Blocked by Chris Smalls
Big Criticism Back to September 2022
We wrote one of the most comprehensive and substantive criticisms of Chris Smalls and Amazon Labor almost 2 years ago at IndieNews Network (INN)
I spoke with FIRED Amazon workers back in September 2022
INN News clip from October 2022 about Teamsters holding a rally in Washington outside Amazon HQ
Coverage Since I Started A Show!
The first segment I covered the Teamsters’ goals and aims towards Amazon was Sept 4, 2021, Episode 2 of How Did We Miss That (we just finished ep. 116)
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Of all the unions they could have affiliated with....why the teamsters?