USA Today: “President Joe Biden expressed support Sunday night for Amazon warehouse workers’ push to unionize in Alabama, saying in a video that they have the right to organize without pressure from their employer.
Biden did not mention Amazon by name, but referenced “workers in Alabama” facing a “vitally important” vote over the coming weeks. He said unions “lift up workers, both union and non-union, and especially Black and Brown workers.”
More than 5,800 Amazon workers at a warehouse in Bessemer started voting Feb. 8 whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. A final ballot count is expected in a month.
“There should be no intimidation, no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda,” Biden said in a video posted on Twitter.
“No supervisors should confront employees about their union preferences. You know, every worker should have a free and fair choice to join a union. The law guarantees that choice, and it’s your right, not that of an employer. It’s your right. No employer can take that right away, so make your voice heard.””