Opening Arguments

OA465: The Fight to Unionize at Amazon

Today's show is a fascinating deep-dive into one Amazon facility's efforts to unionize, and the implications it has on the entire company! After that, we have an update on the Senate power sharing agreement. Committee assignments galore!   Links: <a href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2065263/amazon-workers-begin-voting-in-landmark-us-union-push"> Amazon workers begin voting in landmark US union push</a>, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-DGB-32039?mod=article_inline">Amazon Workers in Delaware Reject Union Effort</a>, <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2020/amazon-avoided-unions-25-years-heres-labor-leaders-think-soon-change/"> Amazon has avoided unions for 25 years</a>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/26/8280309/amazon-warehouse-jobs-exclusive-noncompete-contracts"> Amazon 18-month non-competes</a>, <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/3azegw/amazon-is-spying-on-its-workers-in-closed-facebook-groups-internal-reports-show"> Amazon's Secret Program to Spy On Workers</a>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/27/amazon-whole-foods-training-video-union-busting-efforts-staff"> Amazon training videos coach Whole Foods staff on how to discourage unions</a>, <a href="https://prospect.org/labor/amazon-warehouse-workers-in-alabama-they-work-you-to-death/"> Amazon: ‘They Work You to Death’</a>, <a href="https://www.nlrb.gov/case/10-RC-269250">Amazon NLRB Case</a>, <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/chapter-7/subchapter-II"> National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq</a>, <a href="http://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/Signed-RC-Petition.pdf">Signed RC petition</a>, <a href="http://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/Decision-and-Direction-of-Election.pdf"> Amazon response</a>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/5/22268280/amazon-nlrb-denied-union-election-alabama-warehouse"> Amazon has lost its bid to delay Alabama union vote</a>, <a href="https://www.nlrb.gov/reports/nlrb-case-activity-reports/representation-cases/intake/representation-petitions-rc#"> NLRB petitions report</a>, <a href="https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/sres27/BILLS-117sres27ats.pdf">Res 27 power sharing</a>, 2001 version <a href="https://www.congress.gov/107/bills/sres8/BILLS-107sres8ats.pdf">S. RES. 8</a>

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