How Amazon’s first union got it done

The first-ever union to win a vote at Amazon did it on a shoestring budget, throwing out much of the organized labor rulebook and relying on workers’ inside knowledge. It was the kind of victory that organized labor hasn’t seen in a generation or more. Amazon is the second-largest employer in the United States and the fight cost it millions. So how did the Amazon Labor Union do it? And what’s next? 

In this episode:

• Jordan Flowers, Amazon Labor Union organizer (@JayyTCOEW)
• Kim Kelly, labor journalist and author of "Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor" (@GrimKim)

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