Dec 13, 2024

The latest unionization push at Amazon

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This week, another 1,000 Amazon workers voted to join the Teamsters union at an air freight operation in San Bernardino, California.

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Why the union push at a San Bernardino, California Amazon hub is an especially big deal

by Caleigh Wells

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More than 1,000 Amazon workers in San Bernardino say they've formed a union with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Workers at an Amazon hub in San Bernardino, California, have demanded that Amazon agree to union contract bargaining dates by Sunday.

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