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Durham City Council backs Amazon workers' right to organize after amending accusatory language; vote 6-1
Summary
The council adopted a resolution supporting the right of Amazon employees to organize, removing language that the councilors worried would allege wrongdoing by Amazon without the city conducting its own investigation; the final vote was 6-1.
The Durham City Council on June 2, 2025, adopted a resolution supporting the right of Amazon employees to organize by a 6-1 vote after deliberations over whether to include language in the resolution that stated Amazon "has been accused" of retaliatory conduct.
Council members praised the resolution’s central purpose—endorsing workers’ ability to organize and form unions—but…
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