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Peter Olney

Peter Olney is a retired ILWU organizing director and a labor trainer and consultant.

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Despite the valiant efforts of the workers, Amazon—which has more resources than nearly any company in the world—was able to blunt their momentum through its anti-union campaign.(Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/Afp via Getty Images)

The Message from the Amazon Union Defeat in Alabama Is Clear: Keep Organizing

The union's loss in Bessemer shows the urgent need for both labor law reform and organizing at a mass scale.

Rand Wilson ·

"Despite the outcome at Bessemer, the organizing campaign has already made a major contribution to public perceptions about Amazon and the urgent need for labor law reform," write Wilson and Olney.

The Message From the Amazon Union Defeat in Alabama Is Clear: Keep Organizing

The union's loss in Bessemer shows the urgent need for both labor law reform and organizing at a mass scale.

Rand Wilson ·

The most important challenge for Our Revolution and this new labor network will be to contribute meaningful political support to shaping the outcome of the 2018 mid-term Congressional elections. There is real potential for the Democratic Party to recapture the House of Representatives.

Labor for Our Revolution

The unions that supported Bernie Sanders unite in a new network.

Rand Wilson ·

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