We Asked 56 Celebs Who Work With Amazon If They Support the Alabama Union

We Asked 56 Celebs Who Work With Amazon If They Support the Alabama Union

3 years ago
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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akdmkz/we-asked-56-celebs-who-work-with-amazon-if-they-support-the-alabama-union

Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama are currently in the middle of a historic union drive. If the majority of workers vote to unionize by the end of the month, they will become the first Amazon warehouse workers in the country to do so, potentially motivating other workers for Amazon—the second largest employer in the country—to follow.

So far, the workers have received messages of support for the union from Sen. Bernie Sanders, other unions across the country, and even President Joe Biden. With the exception of actor Danny Glover, who came to Bessemer to support the union, conspicuously absent from this list of supporters are the Hollywood elite. Actors, directors, writers, and other celebrities who regularly throw their support behind various causes and politicians have so far mostly stayed out of this fight. We're used to seeing Ashton Kutcher testifying before congress about human trafficking or Gal Gadot and other celebrities singing "Imagine" because of Coronavirus (???), but we have not seen similar public support for one of the highest profile labor fights in the country.