Sparky and Eli are joined by Max Alvarez, editor-in-chief at The Real News, and a very special guest—Michael Foster, an organizer with RWDSU (Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union), who has been at the forefront of the effort to unionize workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.

Links:

rwdsu.info

https://therealnews.com/amazon-workers-demand-to-be-treated-like-human-beings

https://therealnews.com/danny-glover-why-the-fight-against-amazon-in-bessemer-matters

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/business/amazon-union-alabama.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/business/amazon-union-bessemer-alabama.html

This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA.