Bessemer, Machinists, & Democrats W/ David Story & Hamilton Nolan - TVLR 11/30/21
Jacob and Adam talk Bessemer Amazon election round 2, union elections and the PRO, and the passing of local labor, civil rights, and education activist Emmitt Jimmar. David Story comes on to talk about the malicious ignoring of the CBA by his boss, and Hamilton Nolan talks to us about how we ought to relate to Democrats.
✦ LINKS ✦
Labor board calls for revote at Amazon warehouse in Alabama in major victory for union: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/29/amazon-warehouse-union-revote/
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades: https://twitter.com/GoIUPAT
Remembering Emmitt Jimmar: First Black Colbert County commissioner: https://www.waff.com/2021/11/20/remembering-emmitt-jimmar-first-black-colbert-county-commissioner/#:~:text=Jimmar%20died%20after%20a%20battle,for%20the%20last%2025%20years.
Which Side Are You Democrats On?: https://inthesetimes.com/article/democrats-biden-pro-act-marty-walsh-labor-amazon-union
Read Jonah's newsletter: https://whogetsthebird.substack.com/
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