Draft:Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity & Empowerment

Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity & Empowerment (CAUSE) is an American independent union based in Garner, North Carolina which seeks to unionize Amazon Fulfillment Center RDU1.[1][2][3][4] The union was founded during the COVID-19 pandemic by Amazon workers Mary Hill and Ryan Brown.[5] [6] They form a part of the independent union movement, declining affiliation with established unions, and instead forming partnerships with groups like Black Workers for Justice, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, and Oxfam. [7][8][9][10][11] The organization has publicly commented on their use of Salts as an organizing strategy.[12]

RDU1 Campaign

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In September 2024, CAUSE announced the commencement of ground operations to unionize Amazon Fulfillment Center RDU1.[13] [14]

References

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  1. ^ "Amazon Workers in North Carolina Are Building a Union". jacobin.com.
  2. ^ "Amazon workers in North Carolina fight to unionize". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  3. ^ Sainato, Michael (2022-07-12). "'Don't quit. Organize': Amazon union push spreads it wings after New York success". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  4. ^ Gruenberg, Mark (2022-06-03). "New grass-roots union forms to organize Amazon warehouse in N.C." People's World. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  5. ^ Gordon, Brian. "A union drive is underway at Amazon's huge new North Carolina facility. Can workers win?". techxplore.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  6. ^ "Amazon Workers in North Carolina Are Building a Union". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  7. ^ "Amazon Workers in North Carolina Are Building a Union". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  8. ^ On Strike! (2024-04-20). Amazon Workers in North Carolina Fight to Unionize the Behemoth. Retrieved 2024-07-31 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Gordon, Brian (February 28, 2023). "Black workers fueled the NC labor movement's past — and are guiding its future"". The News & Observer.
  10. ^ "UE Members Learn, Make Connections at Southern Workers' School". UE. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  11. ^ "Amazon, Walmart workers worry about surveillance tech in warehouses". The Seattle Times. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  12. ^ Gordon, Brian; News, The; Observer. "Union advocate 'salts' quietly take jobs inside NC Amazon warehouse". phys.org. Retrieved 2024-07-31. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ "Garner Amazon workers trying to unionize". Yahoo News. 2024-09-26. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  14. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-10-13.