Amazon, Starbucks Union Organizers Invited to White House
- Kamala Harris, labor secretary Marty Walsh to host meeting
- Christian Smalls of the Amazon Labor Union is among invitees
Christian Smalls, founder of the Amazon Labor Union, speaks during a rally in the Staten Island borough of New York, on April 24.
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Organizers of union drives at Amazon.com Inc. and Starbucks Corp. will visit the White House on Thursday, a show of support by the Biden administration for the movement to unionize workforces at the companies.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will host Christian Smalls of the Amazon Labor Union as well as officials from unions organizing workers at Starbucks, outdoor retailer REI and the video game publishing company Paizo Inc. among others, according to a White House official.