One Of The U.S. Largest Unions Votes To Make Amazon Priority For Unionization

Despite being the second-largest private employer in the U.S., no groups have been successful in organizing the company’s workforce. Korgan said in a Salon article that the Teamsters would likely take a different route than their failed predecessors, such as protesting in city streets and coordinating warehouse strikes.

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When the votes were counted in April, the majority rejected the union. The organizing there was led by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which represents 100,000 workers at poultry plants and retailers, such as Macy’s and H&M.