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The Union Fight At Amazon, Plus 'Your Korean Dad'

An Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, has become ground zero in a battle that could change Amazon as we know it. Sam chats with a worker about his experience, and labor reporter and organizer <a href="https://twitter.com/GrimKim">Kim Kelly</a> talks about what the fight for unionization in Amazon's warehouses means for the future of workers' rights. Plus, Sam talks to <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yourkoreandad?lang=en">Nick Cho</a>, known as <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yourkoreandad">Your Korean Dad</a> on TikTok, about becoming the internet's favorite dad. You can follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin">@NPRItsBeenAMin</a> and email us at <a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org">samsa</a><a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org">nders@npr.org.</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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