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• Vox Jason Del Rey on x

  America finally gets an Amazon union

• @amazonlabor @amazonlabor on x

  It's official‼️Amazon Labor Union is the first Amazon union in US HISTORY‼️POWER TO THE PEOPLE! #UnionStrong #ALUfortheWin

• @shut_downamazon Christian Smalls on x

  @amazon wanted to make me the face of the whole unionizing efforts against them.... welp there you go! @JeffBezos @DavidZapolsky CONGRATULATIONS 🎉 @amazonlabor We worked had fun and made History ‼️✊🏾 #ALU # ALUfortheWin welcome the 1st union in America for Amazon 🔥🔥🔥🔥

• @laurenkgurley Lauren Kaori Gurley on x

  ALU president Chris Smalls just came out and popped a bottle of champagne. Workers crying and shouting ALU. https://twitter.com/...

• @moreperfectus @moreperfectus on x

  BREAKING: David beats Goliath! In a historic victory, Amazon workers in Staten Island win the first U.S. Amazon union. @AmazonLabor and workers at the JFK8 warehouse overcame extreme union-busting to make history.

• @laurenkgurley Lauren Kaori Gurley on x

  “We want to thank Jeff Bezos for going to space because while he was up there we were organizing a union” https://twitter.com/...

• @jenn_elias Jennifer Elias on x

  In a new statement, Amazon says it's now.. going after the U.S. National Labor Relations Board. https://www.cnbc.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @berniesanders Bernie Sanders on x

  Are you ready for a radical idea? Instead of handing out a $10 billion bailout to Jeff Bezos worth $191 billion to fly to the moon, let's make it easier for workers to form a union. I stand in strong solidarity with Amazon workers in Staten Island & Bessemer voting to unionize.

• @tweetsbybraden Braden Campbell on x

  Some very happy @amazonlabor members have emerged from the NLRB office in Brooklyn, where the vote count just wrapped at 2654-2131 https://twitter.com/...

• @greenhousenyt Steven Greenhouse on x

  In my 25 years writing about labor, the unionization victory at the Amazon warehouse in Staten Island is by far the biggest, beating-the-odds David versus Goliath unionization win I've seen A fired Amazon worker took on Amazon's union busters & unionized a 5,000-worker warehouse …

• @laurenkgurley Lauren Kaori Gurley on x

  BREAKING: Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island have voted to form the first union at Amazon in US history. Ballot count: 2654 ‘yes’ to 2131 ‘no’. Mood out here is jubilant. Workers are sharing their messages to Jeff Bezos https://www.vice.com/...

• @annierpalmer Annie Palmer on x

  I just asked Chris Smalls, @amazonlabor president, what he thinks about Amazon's statement that it may challenge the election results: “They lost. We won. They salty. They're filing objections, we have objections too.” https://twitter.com/...

• @greenhousenyt Steven Greenhouse on x

  BREAKING: A HUGE, HISTORIC UNION WIN NLRB's final count is 2,654 to unionize, 2,131 against Many experts said it would be nearly impossible to unionize an Amazon warehouse because Amazon is so fiercely anti-union Big congratulations to Christian Smalls & the Amazon Labor Union

• @sensherrodbrown @sensherrodbrown on x

  This will be a victory for workers heard around the world. Amazon workers were up against one of the most powerful corporations in history, that used every union-busting tactic in the book—and they won. We are finally empowering workers again. Congratulations, @AmazonLabor. https…

• @rbreich Robert Reich on x

  This is one of the greatest labor victories of the 21st century. Christian Smalls was fired for leading walkouts against Amazon's safety precautions, and faced a smear campaign orchestrated by top execs. Less than a year ago, he formed @amazonlabor to fight back. Today, they won.…

• @davmicrot David Rothschild on x

  When we look back fondly on manufacturing jobs, it is not because of the actual work, but because unions ensured: fair wage, job security, and safe work environment. We must look towards creating that environment again in growth job sectors like service, healthcare, distribution.…

• @rashidatlaib Rashida Tlaib on x

  Incredible news for workers and our country. @amazonlabor defeated @Amazon's relentless union-busting and just won the first inside Amazon union in the country! This is just the beginning. A revolution is coming to Amazon and there's nothing @JeffBezos can do to stop it. https://…

• @theradr @theradr on x

  YES YES YES !!!! 🙌 NOW DO ALL OF THEM !!!💪💪💪 https://twitter.com/...

• @davidcicilline David Cicilline on x

  A huge win for Amazon workers today in New York. The union should never have faced the interference it did from Amazon. By reining in Big Tech, we will empower both workers and consumers - ensuring the better workplaces and protections these employees deserve. https://twitter.com…

• @ashleyfeinberg Ashley Feinberg on x

  chris smalls an absolute icon https://twitter.com/...

• @benjaminnorton Benjamin Norton on x

  Amazon is one of the most powerful corporations on Earth. Hundred-billionaire oligarch Jeff Bezos has poured endless resources into opposing unions and spreading anti-union propaganda, but workers in New York just voted to unionize! This is a huge victory for the labor movement h…

• @paulkrugman Paul Krugman on x

  This is seriously a big deal. The decline of unions has been central to a lot of what has gone wrong in America this past half century 1/ https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @moreperfectus @moreperfectus on x

  Official @AmazonLabor vote tally— Yes: 2,654 No: 2,131 58% turnout https://twitter.com/...

• @markgongloff Mark Gongloff on x

  Amazon fired Christian Smalls and had him arrested. So he formed a union. And today it delivered one of the biggest victories for organized labor in history https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @davidhogg111 David Hogg on x

  We need a lot more congressional Dems celebrating this. https://twitter.com/...

• @adamconover Adam Conover on x

  What Chris Smalls and the workers at Amazon's Staten Island warehouse have achieved is so inspiring. ✊🏻✊🏻 ✊🏻 Organizing WORKS. First of many, LFG!!!!!! https://twitter.com/...

• @megan_e_riley Strawberry Garfield on x

  ok now it makes sense how amazon lost the vote in staten island https://twitter.com/...

• @nhannahjones Ida Bae Wells on x

  This is colossal and a win for the workers of this nation. The first domino to fall but not the last. https://twitter.com/...

• @transgamerthink Harper Jay on x

  The ongoing tactic from anyone who loses a vote will be to loudly suggest interference while tossing around mostly (for now!) impotent legal challenges. https://twitter.com/...

• @ashleyfeinberg Ashley Feinberg on x

  jay carney going full stop the steal, incredible https://twitter.com/...

• @krystalball Krystal Ball on x

  Cope and seethe @amazon https://twitter.com/...

• @ewarren Elizabeth Warren on x

  When workers fight back, workers win. I proudly stand with the Amazon warehouse workers in New York who just won their unionization efforts. Congratulations, @amazonlabor. https://twitter.com/...

• @alexnpress Alex Press on x

  Amazon fired Chris, in a deeply personal, very public way, and it transformed his life. I think a lot of people don't take the potential of that dynamic seriously enough, but maybe now they will https://twitter.com/...

• @kyweise Karen Weise on x

  Here's Amazon's comment, via an unsigned statement on its corporate blog https://www.aboutamazon.com/ ...

• @mattdpearce Matt Pearce on x

  This is a morally odious statement by Amazon, using its lawyers and PR teams to try to muddy the waters after its employees clearly won an election. https://www.aboutamazon.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @grahamstarr Graham Starr on x

  Amazon getting about as close as it can to claiming the union election was rigged (the NLRB oversees and arbitrates the election) https://www.aboutamazon.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @gonzalez4ny Kristen Gonzalez on x

  I'll say it once and I'll say it again: NYC is a union town! Huge congratulations to @amazonlabor and all the incredible organizers. Let's keep this momentum going for @astoriablvdsbx out here in Queens 🙌 https://twitter.com/...

• @grimkim Kim Kelly on x

  An absolutely historic moment for American labor: @amazonlabor took on Amazon, AND WON! Thanks to years of hard work, determination, and solidarity from the ALU, JFK8 Staten Island workers just won their election to become the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the country! http…

• @jodikantor Jodi Kantor on x

  Chris Smalls, fired from Amazon almost two years ago to the day, just popped champagne outside the NLRB offices where he and his peers won one of the greatest labor victories in a generation. “To the first Amazon union in history,” he said. https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_koebler Jason Koebler on x

  BREAKING: All ballots have been counted in the Amazon union election in Staten Island. ALU and workers have won, perhaps the most incredible labor victory in the last 100 years https://www.vice.com/...

• @leahmcelrath Leah McElrath on x

  HUGE organized labor victory: Amazon workers voted to unionize. https://twitter.com/...

• @krystalball Krystal Ball on x

  It is hard to wrap your head around just how absolutely extraordinary this is. @Shut_downAmazon was fired. Amazon execs smeared him. And he appears to have pulled off a truly historic worker led victory against one of the biggest wealthiest corporate giants in the world. Amazing …

• @billpascrell Bill Pascrell, Jr. on x

  Congratulations to the warehouse workers and organizers on this historic titanic victory to form a union against all odds #unionstrong #solidarity https://twitter.com/...

• @flyingwithsara Sara Nelson on x

  Congratulations, @amazonlabor! You never gave up Chris! Workers united can never be defeated! #1u https://twitter.com/...

• @ilhanmn Ilhan Omar on x

  Such a momentous occasion calls for Pete Seeger. 🎶SOLIDARITY FOREVER🎶 🎶SOLIDARITY FOREVER🎶 🎶SOLIDARITY FOREVER🎶 🎶FOR THE UNION MAKES US STRONG!!!! 🎶 https://twitter.com/...

• @canning4oregon Doyle Canning on x

  Through the worst days of the pandemic, I was working to amplify quiet organizing of Amazon workers around the country who were catching Covid, forced to work overtime, pushed to the breaking point. I know better than to underestimate people who have nothing left to lose. #1u htt…

• @nyccomptroller Comptroller Brad Lander on x

  A thunder clap on Staten Island that will be heard around the world. Workers rallied and organized together to demand representation in their workplace, against fierce pushback & long odds. Congratulations @amazonlabor on this fantastic win for solidarity & collective power! http…

• @lindseyboylan Lindsey Boylan on x

  May this be a harbinger of an era to come: one where many beating-the-odds David versus Goliath wins take place. https://twitter.com/...

• @motherboard @motherboard on x

  With this historic win behind them, ALU can now begin fighting for their relatively simple demands: $30/hour minimum wage, increased PTO and vacation, two 30 min paid breaks and a paid hour lunch, and more. https://www.vice.com/...

• @genepark Gene Park on x

  super happy to congratulate fellow Bezos workers into the union life. Job well done. https://twitter.com/...

• @roybahat Roy E. Bahat on x

  “a watershed moment for Amazon” Repeating: learning how to be the CEO in a company with an organized workforce is the most underrated, underpracticed leadership skill of the next 20 years. If you're a CEO who wants to learn this, DMs are open. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @bradstone Brad Stone on x

  What a story: after 20+ years of Amazon's fierce resistance to unions, a historic win by @amazonlabor on Staten Island. Will be fascinating to see how Amazon responds to workers there and if it bargains in good faith with the #ALU. https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @technology

• @clayaiken Clay Aiken on x

  This is a huge win for workers, unions, and the labor movement. Let's keep up the momentum and restore power to working people! https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @anna_c_kramer Anna Kramer on x

  BREAKING: @amazonlabor has the FIRST successful unionization of Amazon workers. There's a tiny handful of ballots left to be counted but the win is so large they won't matter. This is a seriously unprecedented deal!! https://www.protocol.com/...

• @aaschapiro Avi Asher-Schapiro on x

  Amazon's VP David Zapolsky planned to discredit its workers union drive by emphasizing that one of the leaders in Staten Island, @Shut_downAmazon, was as Zapolsky put it: “not smart or articulate.” Well..the Staten Island warehouse just unionized: https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @ranaforcongress Rana Abdelhamid on x

  Congratulations to @amazonlabor workers on this historic victory! This is a huge step towards guaranteeing livable wages and healthcare for all Amazon workers! It goes to show that when workers win, we all win! https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @caleweissman @caleweissman on x

  impossible to overstate how monumental this is https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @bigblackjacobin Edward Ongweso Jr on x

  A resolute victory in the face of Amazon's relentless union-busting campaign. Amazon had organizers arrested for trespassing, warned that the largely Black organizers were “thugs,” vaguely threatened worse working conditions & had captive audience meetings https://www.vice.com/..…

• @repchuygarcia @repchuygarcia on x

  When unions fight, workers win. I'm encouraged to see @Amazon warehouse workers vote to formally unionize. I stand with you in solidarity. #UnionStrong #1u https://twitter.com/...

• @rephaleystevens Rep. Haley Stevens on x

  Let's go!! Excited to see Amazon's unionization efforts come to fruition. Proud of these workers who are standing up for their rights! https://twitter.com/...

• @commobserver @commobserver on x

  Workers at a Staten Island @Amazon facility voted to form the first @amazonlabor union in the nation, according to the @NLRB vote results. The grassroots campaign to unionize, led by Chris Smalls (@Shut_downAmazon), began last year. https://commercialobserver.com/ ...

• @joekennedy Joe Kennedy III on x

  Congratulations on becoming the first Amazon warehouse to unionize. Amazing work, @amazonlabor! https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @noamscheiber Noam Scheiber on x

  This biggest/most significant election upset I think I ever covered was Obama over Hillary in 2008. The Amazon vote on Staten Island feels like a waaaaaay bigger upset. An indie union that didn't exist until last year winning over arguably the most powerful company in the world.

• @joshuapotash @joshuapotash on x

  Holy shit it's official!! @amazonlabor is the first Amazon union in the country!!!!

• @jonahfurman Jonah Furman on x

  1) holy shit there's a union at Amazon 2) now is a time to listen and learn from what these workers pulled off, not just point at it and say it validates your prior take 3) the union movement needs to be trying many many many more things 4) gear up for an epic contract fight

• @josheidelson Josh Eidelson on x

  The upstart @AmazonLabor Union has secured a majority in vote-counting at a Staten Island warehouse, pulling off a truly stunning win we'll be discussing for years to come https://bloomberg.com/... @mattmday @spencersoper https://twitter.com/...

• @labor_caucus Labor Caucus on x

  Not an April Fools joke - the first Amazon warehouse has voted to form a union! Let's keep this momentum going: https://www.cnbc.com/...