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David vs Goliath in Alabama
With the fight to organise a US Amazon warehouse having been lost, GRANVILLE WILLIAMS explains the background to the battle in Bessemer – and the disconnect in how it’s been reported in the media
Michael Foster of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) outside an Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama
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WORKING conditions at Amazon warehouses were in the spotlight long before the company hit the headlines with its hostile reaction to demands for a union in Bessemer, Alabama.
This is one British driver explaining the daily work pressure: “I do what’s called a large van route which means my van is larger than the standard vans.
“Amazon still expect me to be able to turn straight around in the road all the time even down narrow lanes.
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