The union says Jennifer Bates' termination comes shortly after reaching three years of service with the company.
- A union organizer at Amazon who testified before a Senate committee has been terminated by the company, according to the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. is dealing with injuries she received while working at Amazon and that her termination comes shortly after reaching three years of service with the company.
RWDSU said Bates led the charge speaking out against workplace safety issues at Amazon and what it calls failures by the company to treat workers with respect and their desire to unionize in Bessemer, Alabama, the first Amazon warehouse to file for a union election. on income inequality, recently took workers compensation leave at Amazon’s recommendation in order to tend to her injuries.
Bates worked at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, where some workers organized the biggest unionization push at the company since it was founded in 1995. Amazon has a history of crushing unionizing efforts at its warehouses and its Whole Foods grocery stores.Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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