EPISODE · Dec 2, 2025 · 1H 6M
Power At Work Blogcast #112: Fighting for Amazon’s Employees - Lawsuits and Organizing
from Power At Work · host The Burnes Center for Social Change
In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Matthew Platkin and Randy Korgan to discuss the ongoing fight for Amazon’s employees that is raging in the courts and the workplace.In this episode, Seth discusses with his guests the two lawsuits brought by New Jersey’s Attorney General Matthew Platkin that allege Amazon has broken the laws protecting its workers, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' efforts to organize Amazon delivery drivers and others. Most importantly, they will discuss the intersection of New Jersey’s lawsuits against Amazon with the Teamsters’ efforts to organize Amazon.Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-workMatthew J. Platkin is the Attorney General for the state of New Jersey. He was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to serve as the state’s 62nd Attorney General on February 3, 2022, and confirmed to that role with bipartisan support by the New Jersey Senate on September 29, 2022.Randy Korgan leads the Teamsters’ Amazon Division and serves as the Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 1932 in San Bernardino, California.
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In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Matthew Platkin and Randy Korgan to discuss the ongoing fight for Amazon’s employees that is raging in the courts and the workplace.In this episode, Seth discusses with his guests the two lawsuits brought by New Jersey’s Attorney General Matthew Platkin that allege Amazon has broken the laws protecting its workers, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' efforts to organize Amazon delivery drivers and others. Most importantly, they will discuss the intersection of New Jersey’s lawsuits against Amazon with the Teamsters’ efforts to organize Amazon.Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-workMatthew J. Platkin is the Attorney General for the state of New Jersey. He was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to serve as the state’s 62nd Attorney General on February 3, 2022, and confirmed to that role with bipartisan support by the New Jersey Senate on September 29, 2022.Randy Korgan leads the Teamsters’ Amazon Division and serves as the Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 1932 in San Bernardino, California.
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