The Amazon Union - A New Way to Engage Politics

The workers who won a union election at an amazon warehouse on staten island earlier this month did something miraculous. They defeated a well funded and implacable anti union campaign run by the nation's second largest employer, without the aid of a major union. The article says that conditions for amazon warehouse workers are notoriously exploitative. Low pay, long shifts, few breaks, even to go to the bathroom, and and a high injury rate. Such conditions reflect the corporation's leverage over its work force. Without the protectionof union, it is difficult for employees to secure better working conditions.