Interview with Sultana Hossain from the Amazon Labor Union in the USA

19/10/2024 12 min
Interview with Sultana Hossain from the Amazon Labor Union in the USA

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"We were dying," says Sultana Hossain, describing the conditions that led thousands of Amazon employees in New York City to begin organising into a trade union.  Initially, their union was independent and had no backing from anyone else -- and yet the workers were able to force an election in the workplace, win a majority and inspire millions of workers with their story.  Click here to learn more about that union and its amazing story.For full coverage of workers' struggles at Amazon around the world, check out LabourStart's Amazon stories.Support the show

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