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Alabama shakes up Amazon

Today, Explained

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Unionizing for Fairness: The Bessemer Warehouse Struggle

This chapter recounts the challenges faced by warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, as they initiate a unionization movement motivated by disillusionment with Amazon's labor practices. It explores their fight for better working conditions, job security, and the significant obstacles posed by the company's aggressive anti-union tactics.

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