Bronx Insider: AOC & Sanders to Visit Amazon Workers.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2022.
 

Rep. AOC & Sen. Sanders to Speak with Amazon Workers on Staten Island on Sunday.

 
Staten Island, NY – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) will visit Staten Island on Sunday to meet with workers who this month successfully organized the first union in the country at an Amazon facility --- and to speak to workers at a separate Amazon facility who will be voting next week on whether to join a union.
 
Amazon, which is owned by one of the wealthiest men on the planet, reportedly spent over $4 million to defeat the union drive at the Staten Island warehouse. Amazon Labor Union, an independent union which had almost no money at all for their grassroots campaign, won 55% of the vote.  The unprecedented victory comes as workers across industries – from Starbucks baristas to medical residents – are organizing at a growing rate.