Bernie Sanders Slams Jeff Bezos for Countering Amazon Unionization Efforts

Bernie Sanders Slams Jeff Bezos for Countering Amazon Unionization Efforts

Bernie Sanders Slams Jeff Bezos for Countering Amazon Unionization Efforts.

On March 17, Sen.

Bernie Sanders spoke out against Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk at a Senate Budget Committee hearing.

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According to Sanders, the two men own “more wealth than the bottom 40%.”.

He then directed his attention specifically to Bezos, who declined to testify at the hearing.

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Sanders questioned why a man “worth $182 billion” was doing “everything in [his] power” to stop Amazon unionization efforts.

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One hundred eighty-two billion dollars, you're the wealthiest person in the world.

Why are you doing everything in your power to stop your workers in Bessemer, Alabama, from joining a union?, Bernie Sanders, via 'Business Insider'.

Sanders went on to point out the disparity between Bezos and his workers.

Jeff Bezos has become $77 billion richer during this horrific pandemic, while denying hundreds of thousands of workers who work at Amazon paid sick leave, Bernie Sanders, via 'Business Insider'.

An Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, has been at the center of the high-profile union dispute.

Bessemer workers, who have been voting on unionization since early February, will have their ballots counted starting March 30.

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If successful, it will be the first time Amazon workers have formed a union in the United States.