Media Advisory for Mon., Mar. 22, 2021 – Workers Set to Rally in Support of Unionizing Alabama Amazon Workers, Protesting Union-Busting Firm

Labor unions, clergy, and community members will rally in solidarity with the BAmazon Union members in Alabama and protest the company’s union busting tactics. 

(Los Angeles, CA) Elected officials, clergy, labor unions, and community members will rally on Monday, March 22 in Downtown Los Angeles in support of the unionizing efforts of the Alabama Amazon workers and calling attention to the ever growing union busting industry and culture used to suppress workers rights across the nation. 

The march will begin at Grand Park, converging at the front of the headquarters of Morgan Lewis, the notorious union-busting firm used by Amazon and some of the largest corporations in the world. Every year, corporations spend billions of dollars on union-busting consultants to suppress the voice of workers.

The union election in Bessemer, Alabama has received national attention over the last few months as workers fight to join Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union/UFCW, potentially establishing the first unionized facility in the company’s history. 

Workers have alleged serious union busting tactics by the company including the changing of traffic light timing and the posting of anti-union propaganda in restroom stalls

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What: Rally in Support of Unionizing Alabama Amazon Workers 

When: Monday, March 22, 2021 

Where: 

  • Meet-Up & Opening Program
      • Grand Park (Upper Level)
        • 200 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
          • Meet Up – 8:00am
          • Opening Program – 8:30am
          • March – 8:45am
  • Rally & Main Program 
    • Offices of Morgan Lewis
      • 300 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
        • Main Program: 9:15 am

Who:

  • Meet Up & Opening Program at Grand Park
    • Akili, Black Lives Matter Los Angeles 
    • Rev. Tom Carey, Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE)
    • Roy Garcia, US Food Warehouse Worker, Teamsters Local 63
    • Union members from various local unions 
    • Various community groups. 
  • Rally & Program 
    • Ron Herrera, President, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO & Vice-President at Large, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
    • Miguel Santiago, Assemblymember (CA-54) 
    • Hilda Solis, Los Angeles County Supervisor (1st District) 
    • Curren D. Price Jr., Los Angeles City Councilmember (9th District)  
    • Kevin De Leon, Los Angeles City Councilmember (14th District)
    • Union members from various local unions 
    • Various community groups. 

Visuals

  • Hundreds of union members in local union attire holding signs and banners
  • Clergy in full regalia
  • Truck with running videos of Alabama Amazon workers and pro-worker messages 
  • Large skyscraper building of Morgan Lewis offices will serve as the backdrop 

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About Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

Since 1885, the LA Fed has been a force for progress. We are a federation of over 300 affiliated union and labor organizations representing more than 800,000 members, each with their own unique stories and backgrounds. We stand united in our mission to build a movement for justice committed to protecting the rights of working people and improving the lives of our families and communities.

 

Grand Park (200 N Grand) Contact: Christian Castro | (310) 857-9817 | christian@thelafed.org
Rally Point (300 S Grand) Contact: Scarlett Ying | (323) 719-1874 | scarlett@thelafed.org

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