After a year of workers organizing, signing union authorization cards, enduring constant union-busting efforts from management, and participating in an election, the historic union drive at the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, is coming to a close. Vote counting will begin on March 29, and we will know soon after if 5,800 warehouse workers in Bessemer will become the first unionized Amazon workforce in the U.S. Longtime poultry plant worker and current lead organizer for the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU) Mid-South Council Michael “Big Mike†Foster has been fighting with and for Amazon workers throughout the union drive. In the latest installment of our special TRNN series “Battleground Bessemer,†Foster explains why the union struggle at Amazon is so significant for workers in Bessemer, for their communities, and for the labor movement writ large.
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God Bless you Big Mike. We need more people like you in this world. You have my utmost respect!
Right on man!!# your a hero
Good morning 😠Big Mike
RWDSU is the union which also represents chicken processing plant workers in Georgia,they did not do anything to protect workers from covid.RWDSU does not have a list of demands for Amazon,wondering if RWDSU is a compromised organization(working with Amazon) controlling the workers, keeping them from striking or making any real demands of Amazon.
Meanwhile in Baltimore, John's Hopkins controls the drug trade both legal and illegal with police and politicians on the payroll. Setting people up and framing some…. But the realnews keeps looking away
Stand strong, Big Mike. 🤛ðŸ¾
HELPING OTHERS
helps yourself.
Solidarity forever !
Thank you for your message of hope, Big Mike
That’s a big thing now when people complain they’ll just change it to robots it’s already in the works people you just don’t see it they’re doing it because they can’t speak they can’t say no and they can’t demand money everything will be robots controlling all these big corporations they’ve already made them they’ve already shown it out there Walmart actually has a truck that a semi that drives itself has anybody seen that they’re trying to illuminate the workers the truck drivers i’m so glad to hear this gentleman speak up it even happens in other workplaces a lot of them you can’t go to the restroom you can’t do anything and they’re not providing you lunch hours
Bless those who care about others.
I really, really, really hope Mike is right. Bamazon Union Now!
I love this dude
I get daily OT as a union member, not OT pay after 40 hours worked. My employer hates it, but we will never give that up in our CBA. Nonunion workers are at-will workers/ have no rights. Period.
GOOD LUCK….MY BROTHER….I AM A UAW MEMBER….
The Dems are aligned with China now. They have turned their backs on Labor since Bill Clinton. That is why Trump was elected. Think about that fact??????? A Republican who fights for American Labor????????
Just watch out for the Bezos' robots!
I just learned about your amazing work organizing on the ground in Bessemer!! Thank you!
I'm retired but i joined the iww cause we never forget. Union Yes!
Nice work Big Mike