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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2022 Contact: Chelsea Connor | cconnor@rwdsu.org | 347-866-6259 STATEMENT ON THE REPORT BY THE HOUSE'S SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS “The RWDSU demanded early on in the pandemic that poult

Chelsea Connor 5/12/22 Chelsea Connor 5/12/22

“The RWDSU demanded early on in the pandemic that poultry and meat processing companies do a better job in protecting their workers. We swiftly condemned the utilization of the Defense Production Act…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2022 Contact: Chelsea Connor | cconnor@rwdsu.org | 347-866-6259 RWDSU STATEMENT ON NLRB MEMO ON CAPTIVE AUDIENCE TRAININGS REVIEW (NEW YORK, NY) – Today, in response to NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abru

Chelsea Connor 4/7/22 Chelsea Connor 4/7/22

Today, in response to NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s Memo on Captive Audience and Other Mandatory Meetings, Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) issued the following statement on today’s memo..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2022 Contact: Chelsea Connor | cconnor@rwdsu.org | 347-866-6259 RWDSU FILES NLRB ELECTION OBJECTIONS Union Holds Amazon Accountable for Illegal Conduct in Union Election Again, Demands Full Review (

Chelsea Connor 4/7/22 Chelsea Connor 4/7/22

Today, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) filed Objections to the conduct of Amazon during the union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), charging that Amazon interfered with the right of its Bessemer, Alabama employees to vote in a free and fair election; a right protected under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2022 Contact: Chelsea Connor | cconnor@rwdsu.org | 347-866-6259 BESSEMER, ALABAMA AMAZON UNION VOTE HANGS ON 416 CHALLENGED BALLOTS WORKERS AWAIT OUTCOME IN BID TO BECOME AMERICA’S FIRST UNIONIZED AMAZON

Chelsea Connor 3/31/22 Chelsea Connor 3/31/22

The results of the re-run vote to determine if the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) will represent workers at Amazon in Bessemer, Alabama hinges on 416 ballots challenged by the parties. Amazon workers fighting for a voice and fair treatment in the workplace now await a hearing to determine the fate of the challenged ballots, which may have the ability to bring the workers the victory that they have sought for so long. After enduring an intensive anti-union campaign designed by Amazon, not once, but twice, to intimidate and manipulate, workers are seeking to finally have a right to fair representation, a seat at the table and a real chance to fix the litany of issues that have long hurt workers at Amazon…

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