Biden Stands Up for Amazon Workers
Giving credit where credit is due, President Biden today decided to weigh in on the unionization efforts of Amazon workers in Alabama. Biden came in unequivocally on the side of the Amazon workers, stating that unions are helpful to Americans and any attempt to intimidate these workers will not be tolerated. He stated a litany of reasons why unions are good for Americans and especially low income Americans, clearly something that will not make Amazon happy.
Amazon has specifically been caught intimidating workers, attempting to offer them severance packages to resign immediately before the vote is expected. Amazon is opposed to unionization efforts simply because they enjoy to mistreat their employees under the guise of being a company that treats their workers well.
Biden has already undone a lot of damage former President Trump did to harm workers who were unionized or attempting to unionize. Also, Trump would never vocally support union efforts for workers, so this is a big step and one that is needed. Ultimately whether this particular group of Amazon workers, will be up to them, but his signal that he supports them, will allow them to feel secure in voting to unionize.
Much has been made of former Biden spokesperson Jay Carney, being a highly paid lobbyist for Amazon and Biden staying silent, but tonight he spoke up. If we are going to be critical of Biden, we must also offer praise of him when he does the right things.