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Business Report: Amazon workers vote to unionize
Clip: 4/1/2022 | 2m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
For the first time in the United States, Amazon workers have voted to unionize.
For the first time in the United States, Amazon workers have voted to unionize. Workers at a Staten Island warehouse approved union membership in a vote that could set off efforts to unionize other Amazon warehouses across the country. The vote is being viewed as a major win for organized labor at a time when a tight job market has empowered workers to ask for higher wages and other benefits.
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Business Report: Amazon workers vote to unionize
Clip: 4/1/2022 | 2m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
For the first time in the United States, Amazon workers have voted to unionize. Workers at a Staten Island warehouse approved union membership in a vote that could set off efforts to unionize other Amazon warehouses across the country. The vote is being viewed as a major win for organized labor at a time when a tight job market has empowered workers to ask for higher wages and other benefits.
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