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EPISODE · Oct 19, 2024 · 12 MIN

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

from LabourStart: Where trade unionists start their day on the net. · host Eric Lee - LabourStart

"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

"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 Ama...

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