Alabama Campaign Comment 
The Verge
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
An Amazon warehouse in Alabama could become the first to unionize in the US For the next seven weeks, employees at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama will vote on whether to become the first of the company’s US employees to unionize. The campaign came together quickly, a fact that employees attribute to a confluence of factors.
The Verge
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
The ads were the latest entry in a long campaign aimed at disrupting organization efforts at an Amazon warehouse outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Reached for comment, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) president Stuart Appelbaum denounced the ad. Amazon was not immediately available for comment.
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The Verge
MARCH 1, 2021
On Sunday night, President Joe Biden released a message of support for unionizing Amazon workers in Alabama, while sternly denouncing anti-union efforts by employers. I made it clear during my campaign that my policy would be to support unions organizing and the right to collectively bargain,” Biden said in the statement.
The Verge
JUNE 24, 2021
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is launching a nationwide campaign to unionize Amazon workers. News of the campaign was first reported by Motherboard. Korgan told Motherboard the union has been planning the campaign for years. Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Verge.
The Verge
AUGUST 2, 2021
An initial assessment from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has recommended workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama hold a new election to determine whether to unionize with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered a new election at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama site, a tentative victory for organizers who had sought to unionize workers at the company’s fulfillment locations. Reached for comment, Amazon emphasized recent improvements in pay and safety for workers in its fulfillment centers.
Non Profit Quarterly
JULY 9, 2019
The structure of the program seems almost old-fashioned in our world of posting and quick comments on social media, but it includes a technological twist that could amplify conversations beyond the kitchen table. Their next launches will be in Massachusetts and Alabama this year.—Julie Julie Euber.
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