Source: The Intercept
It was one of the biggest labor wins in decades, against one of the most powerful companies in the world. On Friday, workers at Amazon’s JFK8 facility in Staten Island voted to form a union. On the road to this victory, they faced terminations, arrests, and other obstacles set for them by Amazon’s union-busting campaign.
Addison Post began documenting People’s History and Labor Movements in West Virginia in 2017, focusing primarily on a resurgence of interest in the West Virginia Mine Wars. He examines the landscape of workforce transition, economic migration, and labor movements. Addison has published content with The Intercept, Topic, MeansTV, Teen Vogue, and Left Voice.
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