Stuck in Legal Limbo while Fighting to Hold Amazon Accountable (w/ Matt Littrell)

Stuck in Legal Limbo while Fighting to Hold Amazon Accountable (w/ Matt Littrell)

Author: Working People November 20, 2023 Duration: 45:59

Back in August of 2022, we spoke with Matt Littrell, a picker at the Amazon warehouse in Campbellsville, Kentucky,  and one of the lead organizers in an effort to unionize Amazon facilities in Kentucky. When we spoke with Matt, Amazon had just fired him in suspected retaliation for his organizing activities, citing "performance" issues. Since then, Matt has been dragged through a Kafka-esque legal process to hold Amazon, the second largest private employer in the US, accountable for violating workers' rights. In this mini-cast, we check back in with Matt and discuss recent developments in that process, including reaching a settlement with Amazon, which the National Labor Relations Board is now challenging, leaving Matt in legal limbo. 

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