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Amazon workers in Alabama to decide on forming a union – New Zealand Herald
It is seen as a David-and-Goliath fight in a state with a history of undervaluing labour.
In 1970, almost a third of the US workforce were unionised. In 2020, that number was 10.8 per cent. Photo / APIn the United States, the South has never been hospitable to organised labour. But that may be changing, with an important test in Alabama, where thousands of workers at Amazon are deciding whether to form a union.
Labour organisers and advocates see the David-and-Goliath fight as a potential turning point in the region with a long history of undervalued labour and entrenched hostility to…
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