"The tide has turned at Amazon in Alabama completely in the union's favor."

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Mike Elk @MikeElk

The tide has turned at Amazon in Alabama completely in the union’s favor.

Biden’s support was a game changer - I’ve never seen anything like it

12:06 PM · Mar 8, 2021


Mike Elk@MikeElk

I was there in Nissan in Canton, Miss in 2017 when a majority Black workforce voted down uaw as workers feel victim to divide & conquer tactics.

Workers at Amazon, Biden & BLM learned lessons of that defeat & pushing forward.

Check out @FrankNewsUS

http://www.franknews.us/interviews/528/its-bigger-than-the-south

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. All right! This is great news! President Biden has coattails. ♥

[WA-03 Democrat]

2. Great

Thank President Biden!

[Hortensis]

3. Wonderful update. Continue! That last comment is interesting.

He says UAW organization at Nissan failed because divide and conquer tactics by management succeeded in causing black workers to reject unionization as less in their interest. I wasn't reading much more than headlines at the time but did read management's campaigning on workers was intense and unprincipled.

[yellowdogintexas]

6. A similar thing happened at the VW plant near Chattanooga.

In this case VW was not objecting to the union; unions are prevalent in Europe

Meanwhile, the right to work anti union crowd launched this campaign against the union and ultimately the workers voted it down. It was a close vote but it lost.

VW decided to cancel their planned expansion of that plant and went elsewhere.

Good to hear things may be changing

[Hortensis]

7. I remember that. So close and so unfortunate!

[EarnestPutz]

8. Got to love this story. A European automaker, that is not anti-union, penalizes anti-union....

.....politicians and businesses in a state because they encouraged workers to reject union representation. In fucking Tennessee no less. There is hope for this world.

[kirkuchiyo]

9. Yeah, as I recall, VW WANTED the Union and when it got shot down they left nt

[MichMan]

17. Left? They still have a major manufacturing site in Chattanooga

[a kennedy]

4. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

Fantastic news.

[Hekate]

5. KnR for a bit of good news

[edhopper]

10. I'll believe it when the votes are totaled

The anti-unionism in this country is overwhelming.

[gratuitous]

11. We'll see

But isn't it nice to have a president who actually advocates for working people and unions? I know it's usually dismissed as "Green Lanternism," that is, a matter of political will, but a statement from the president can influence events mightily. Certainly the former guy wasn't shy about shooting his mouth off, and a lot of things ensued from his brainless tweets and pronouncements that I thought Americans were too smart to fall for. I think we should try it the other way and see what happens.

[edhopper]

15. Yes

8 am glad Biden supports Unions.

[rurallib]

14. It will be interesting to see Amazon's response if the union is voted in

Anywhere from closing the place (can they do that?) to strict application of all rules to whatever. I suspect management will come down hard.

[edhopper]

16. Companies work best

when they see Unions as partners. I don't think Amazon is one of those.

[DBoon]

20. Companies work best

when they see their workers as human. I don't think Amazon is one of these.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

12. Mike Elk? Meh.

[mountain grammy]

13. Hoping for the best

Solidarity!

[Tommymac]

18. The link is a MUST Read for every Dem who supports Human Rights.

This is what 'They' do and how WE can fight back.

[Rustyeye77]

19. Roll Tide !

Nt

[live love laugh]

21. Where's Walmart's Union? nt

[BComplex]

22. That's what I'd love to see!