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Amazon employees in North Carolina vote against joining union

Fast Company Tech

About three-quarters of employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in Garner, a town located near Raleigh, voted against joining a grassroots labor organization called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, the National Labor Relations Board announced Saturday.

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Organizing across generations for civil rights 

Candid

In our case, we found a desire for peer support, community bonding, and empowerment. Show young people there are many levers of social change Beyond street protests and social media activism, it’s important to show young people they can participate in governance by representing their constituents and giving voice to new ideas.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. The foundations on this list are just a few of the many that understand the importance that youth empowerment plays in helping young people from all backgrounds grow and excel during this critical stage of their life. National Park Trust.

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Constituent Empowerment, as old as Lady Liberty

Connection Cafe

Recently, I was in New York City for a mini vacation with my family, seeing all of the tourist traps with my kids, who had never been to the big apple. While touring the island, listening to my pleasant audio guide chattering away on my headphones, I learned of a constituent empowerment campaign from long ago.

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Unit tests an easier way for workers to organize

TechCrunch

So Unit, a New York-based company, is tackling perhaps the most elusive and controversial topic in mainstream tech today: labor unions. In the background, Unit begins handling the legal automation process needed before a team approaches a national union, such as the national Labor Relations Board, or local union with their pitch.

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Student social good startups collect $95K in T-Mobile competition

TechCrunch

STEM for the South Bronx (Bronx, New York) A high school robotics team with a vision to create an education center that is open to the public to explore the world of STEM. Signisa (Dobbs Ferry, New York) An organization working to develop an AI-powered sign language learning application offering free, accessible courses.

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Amazon CEO says unions are ‘slower and more bureaucratic’ in leaked employee all-hands

The Verge

One of the things that’s unique about Amazon is that we have unusual empowerment for our employees,” he said. “If Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Bryson’s firing was illegal and ordered Amazon to reinstate him.). Jassy argued that unionization would make employees of the company feel less empowered.

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