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Amazon workers’ union win sparks a new labor movement
11 minutes Posted Apr 7, 2022 at 9:30 am.
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Yesterday, President Biden praised a victory by Amazon workers in New York in their bid to unionize. About 55% of the workers at the Staten Island warehouse voted to form the first U.S. union at Amazon last week. Their victory is expected to spur union growth around the country.

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