Amazon Union Organizer in Alabama Says He Was Fired
- Union lost initial vote count but the result is unresolved
- Amazon fired fired NYC labor activist Chris Smalls in 2020
A worker collects an Amazon Prime package at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center.
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An Amazon.com Inc. warehouse worker who helped lead a hotly contested union campaign in Bessemer, Alabama, said he was abruptly terminated without explanation.
Darryl Richardson, who advocated for workers to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, posted his termination notice from Amazon on Twitter Sunday.