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Opening Arguments
"bessemer" Discussed on Opening Arguments
"About this for a while. Down. Down, and now time for our main story a success in terms of unionizing at Amazon, something that I certainly didn't see coming. I didn't expect that after the last one, we covered, yeah, Amazon did some shenanigans go back and listen to our episodes on that. I'm sure Andrew will have the number ready. But this seems surprising and real victory. Is this good news? Do we get to be happy? This is very good news. You get to be happy. We're going to tell the story and in fact the do over election at Amazon's bessemer Alabama facility is also question mark Newton's, right? So let's first talk about the bessemer story, which indeed we covered on OA four 65. And again, on OA 5 50, the first time around, they lost 7 38 to 1798. But as we told you, a couple of months ago, the national labor relations board ordered a new election because of all of the violations of how you have to conduct an actual election that occurred, including putting up the tent in your parking lot under surveillance with the big Amazon logo on the top like, hey, you know, total unbiased ballots here. In a way that looked and felt coercive. So those results are in, and those results are undecided right now. So here's the result of the bessemer reelection. That is a 137 more votes came in favor and 805 fewer against. So when you add that all up, that is 993 against 875 in favor. So that still sounds like a loss, except that there are 416 challenged ballots. And 59 more that both sides agree are invalid ballots. So the total universe is about 2500 people, 416 of those ballots are challenged either by Amazon or by the NLRB they have not been opened. They have not been counted. Wait, not even opened? Yeah. So presumably it is failure to sign the outside properly. That sort of thing. So those ballots will be scheduled to be opened in the next couple of weeks. The parties are filing objections to how this election was conducted. And we anticipate that the union at issue there, the retail wholesale and department store union, is going to continue to file the same kinds of objections as last time. And again, it can not be overemphasized how big of a swing that there was from election one to election two. We had more yeses and way fewer nose. So things are still up in the air in bessemer. But if that seems kind of like half a low, you know, I don't know how much I love undecided as a victory. Here is an absolute victory. That is, at the JFK 8 facility in Staten Island, New York, the total vote was 2654 in favor of joining the Amazon labor union, and 21 31 opposed, that is just 67 challenged ballots. So since the margin is over 500 doesn't matter, union wins, that's out of an eligible pool of about 8000 workers. So a little over 60% participation. You might be asking, okay, I've heard lots of other unions. What's the Amazon labor union? And the answer is it's an independent union that was created by the employees and by ex employees for this election. So the press is covering the story. They've really focused on one person, Christian smalls, and he did play an integral role. But by just focusing on him, they've missed a part of the story that is going to become a part of the major argument being raised by Amazon to challenge this vote. So in connection with any appeal that Amazon might file. And again, the timing is too early for that. So I want to tell you the story of these Amazon workers and how they came to organize a completely new union from the ground up. During the initial outbreak and I mean in March of 2019, was when Amazon was entitled to keep the JFK 8 facility open as an essential business. This warehouse is 840,000 ft². So it's huge. It's in Staten Island, New York. There are usually 3500 workers there at any given time. During peak seasons, they cram full of 5000 people. That is Amazon Prime day in July and obviously. You know, November and December. They should get rid of Amazon Prime day because every day now seems to be that. What do they do extra on that day? They're always working so hard in delivering stuff so fast. Yeah. And we're going to talk about, as you might imagine, some of the Amazon policies that were then in existence really interacted not well with COVID. Oh, yeah. And there were additional allegations of particularly egregious behavior in connection with COVID. So full-time workers work four days a week, ten and a half or ten and three quarter hour shifts, depending on lunch over time, that sort of thing. During peak seasons, they're expected to work MET mandatory extra time. So that is an additional ten hour shift each week. So imagine 5, ten and three quarter hour days. And Amazon increased the amount of mandatory extra time that it required from its employees during the pandemic. Andrew, what is mandatory extra time? I feel like I've had something like that in past jobs, but it's been a while. It sounds like something that's a product of our capitalist hellscape here in the United States isn't it a bit of a contradiction to say it's extra time you're working and it's mandatory..
WABE 90.1 FM
"bessemer" Discussed on WABE 90.1 FM
"The first time workers at an Amazon warehouse in the United States have voted to unionize the historic election was on Staten Island in New York the votes confirmed today meanwhile the election for workers at an Amazon warehouse in bessemer Alabama still too close to call Steven Bissau has been following this story he is a reporter for the Gulf states newsroom In Birmingham and Steven start out with this news from Staten Island This is a significant moment not just for the workers at that warehouse arguably for many others Yeah it's a huge deal really I mean yes this is just one warehouse about 8000 workers which is really such a tiny fraction of Amazon's overall workforce But this is a huge shift to have the first unionized Amazon warehouse in this country And when you think about labor movements it's all about building momentum I mean we saw this with Starbucks they had their first victory first unionized store in Buffalo in 2021 and that led to union campaigns elsewhere in more winds at other Starbucks stores It's also worth noting that unions right now they were not in a great spot I mean something like 10.3% of the American workforce in 2021 was unionized That's tied for the lowest number in our country's history but when you talk to labor historians they say this is often what happens that it's after very low periods of union membership You have these bursts of activities So this could be signaling a new moment like that Yeah let's go to Alabama where you are according to the national labor relations board opponents of the union drive there do have a narrow lead So what's happening where you are in Alabama Yes so this is the there's a warehouse here in right near me bessemer at Alabama that they hope to actually kind of spark this whole union moment that we're in right now Last year they had a union campaign vote and they lost more than two to one workers voted against unionizing But then you had these labor officials federal labor officials ruled that Amazon with their anti union tactics had gone too far and they ordered the labor officials ordered a second vote and this vote nearly a year to the day after was much much closer They still lost Alabama is a notoriously anti union state but considering how closest margin was it really is surprising plus there's several hundred challenged ballots that still need to be reviewed in a hearing by the national labor relations board and there's enough there that it could sway the results of this election So considering how much they lost last time and how close this election was I think they can this is a big surprise and definitely maybe not an actual win on paper but I think it's so called a win for the unions Steven I have just about a minute maybe less here Amazon workers across the country Earn at least $15 an hour full time workers have healthcare coverage But of course working conditions have been a big concern Just quickly what are the union supporters here asking for Yeah they do want more pay but that's not the biggest thing that they are asking for I mean these Amazon facilities are pretty tough places to work They have very strict breaks You're being monitored all the time These massive facilities so even if you have a decent long break it takes a wildest to walk over to the bathroom So their demanding more health and safety changes better working conditions longer breaks and certainly more pay to.
WTOP
"bessemer" Discussed on WTOP
"From an actual client some restrictions apply for complete details please visit optimized relief dot com This is WTO P news 9 54 on WTO P and if you're just joining us we've just learned of a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until ten 30 for west central Montgomery county and central loudoun county We're keeping an eye on those areas for you now Meanwhile final results of a highly contested union election at Amazon's bessemer Alabama facility remain unclear CBS News Musa de bidar has details The initial count showed more votes against the union but with over 400 challenge ballots the outcome remains unclear until a federal labor board completes an investigation more than 6000 workers in bessemer were eligible to vote but only 39% participated that turnout is lower than the first election last April which was invalidated after a federal investigation found Amazon broke labor laws Musadiq badar CBS News San Francisco Companies across the area are joining forces to support small minority businesses in their committing billions to support equity the $4.7 billion investment will go toward creating a leading global center for commerce by addressing a lack in access to capital and gaps in racial equity among small businesses It's the latest commitment from companies that are part of the greater Washington partnership We're thinking holistically about what our region needs to be a model for shared prosperity Francesca I afraid of overseas inclusive growth for the partnership and says she hopes to see her organization continue to make investments in small businesses while tracking progress and future needs This is really just kind of the beginning Melissa how WTO news Time for money news with Jeff claw Without finished Thursday down 550 points the S&P 500 Index lost one and a half percent.
Equity
"bessemer" Discussed on Equity
"Before Robin Hood fell apart, it's a public company. It was a pretty big smashing it. And before coinbase fell down far below its direct listing reference price, it was crushing it. So there can be very powerful exits because where there is money in motion, there is money to be made and FinTech is all about moving that money around. I'll just say this, though. The valuation point does matter. So we're talking about is PayPal going to add as many new accounts as investors expected next year or this year. Whatever. But the rapid decline in the value of PayPal's stock I think is a pretty hard thing for startups to surpass or supersede, because now they're comps have lost half their value or more. And that's tough, because you want to tell investors, look, if you give us a dollar now, we're going to go public in three years and give you $4 back. But if it's actually, give us a dollar now, and in four years will give you a dollar ten cents back. I'd rather put that in the S&P 500. Yeah, it's definitely a less dramatic growth story and one that we've we talked about two weeks ago with Mary from bessemer, which is like she went on the record to say that she's rethinking the valuations she's giving these companies. And so I won't be surprised if we see a little bit of tightening there. But there was one other part of the PayPal earnings report that I wanted to nerd out about for a second, which is them basically admitting that the quality of the users they brought on during the pandemic weren't so great. They maybe showed up for one off purchases, but they aren't staying as long as they want or even using the company as much as they should. So Alex, what's your read on that for other fintechs? Because customer acquisition costs, even though I'm not a FinTech reporter, is the word for them. Yeah, customer customer acquisition costs or cac if you're in the know is essentially how much you're paying to bring on new users to your platform. And companies will really pay quite a lot. They'll spend a lot of money on marketing and direct reach and so forth. Individual FinTech consumers or users can be quite valuable. If I move my direct deposit to chime and begin to use my chime debit card all the time and use other time features, I can generate quite a lot of revenue from myself for time. So they can afford to pay this amount. PayPal had really great growth in terms of users in the pandemic era. But the company said that it hasn't had points out that essentially maybe about 15 to 20 million of those are going to roll off this year. Essentially, aren't going to count. And that creates quite a headwind for the company to generate net new accounts. And so when the company discusses its growth and accounts this year, it's dealing with this like essentially like sliding sand beneath its feet that it has to overcome. And for startups, I'm curious what percentage of their user growth during the pandemic is going to end up being the same. How many of these users that companies brought on? We don't know, but we'd love to. So if you do know equity pot.
WABE 90.1 FM
"bessemer" Discussed on WABE 90.1 FM
"We would have never made this pantry last this long if it weren't for all the support of all the other people that just said hey we think you're fighting a good fight keep fighting Every single time we get anything it is like they don't even know us But they know what we're fighting for Goodwin appreciates the support her family received and wants to pay it forward A couple of us ladies have already talked like okay we're slammed right now with this strike but when this is over if there's other strikes we're headed out to help them 'cause this is a hard fight And we're not done with this At least a few striking miners are already involved in another labor fight The one at the Amazon warehouse in bessemer Alabama Braxton Wright says he's one of at least 6 miners who took a job there to cover bills I kind of applied for a joke You know I was like sure they're not gonna hire me I've been a strong advocate for the union so I applied and they hired me so I started pushing for the union and talking about the union from day one Right where is his camo united mind workers T-shirt As he's about to head over to a strategy meeting held by the retail workers union Last year Amazon workers voted more than two to one against joining that union But a federal labor official ruled that Amazon's anti union tactics tainted the vote A new mail in election retaliate and late March One year after the first vote Wright says whether at a warehouse or mine workers want the same thing not just a job but turn it into a career make it something where you can stay in retire not just jump from Dover to door Ironically that job hopping has now become workers greatest.
The Michael Berry Show
"bessemer" Discussed on The Michael Berry Show
"Joe hendrix would later changed his name to hank ballard. He would be the lead singer. Songwriter for hank ballard and the bidden midnight. Here's one of the first rock and roll artists as they were called at the time to emerge in the early fifties in an influence on elvis. He had hits with work with meat nanny. An answer songs and he had a baby and he's eight fanning he would be inducted in the rock and roll hall of fame in nineteen ninety largely on these success coming from bessemer alabama of a song. He wrote in fifty eight and recorded in fifty nine called the twists in a year. Later a knockoff of fats domino chubby checker would record the song on this day in nineteen sixty chubby checker would take that soma actually would not yet. He would perform the song for the first time on. Tv which he did on american bandstand he would go to number one and start the huge twist dance grace. Turn that up a look thinking.
The Official SaaStr Podcast
"bessemer" Discussed on The Official SaaStr Podcast
"I've been curious. Let's talk about your a few things in the broader portfolio. Because i remember when you invested in canada in particular right and a little bit of toast when you invest in canada mike. Listen i've been using canvas for years. I'm a power user. I always considered our second or third designer right. I mean it every week so no question iconic company. I was surprised at the time that that would be in the bessemer sweet spot. It seemed a little late. it was already invested a billion or two pre money. Didn't you whenever it was and obviously you've probably made more money on that then that a ton of other deals at low evaluations. How did you what was in. Your teams might have getting conviction around these canvas toast multibillion because you're when you invested billions you're making a decca corn bet inherently right. It's got michelle. How did you evolve. you're thinking. And why were these. Deca corn to be calvin toast when you guys did him because i thought they were expensive at the time but they weren't right yes so An very different answers with Same comment annoying teams which goes to scale of potential opportunity. But toast after credit. My partner bennett. Who actually seated ning incubated the cupcakes. So they were literally based on our massachusetts office in the early days. And so that was like really. You'll hands on exciting venture work. And then we supported them through subsequent rounds and also invested in their billion dollar finance things. I think they are the probably Well currently they are certainly valuable vertical sas private company. They should also be the largest vertical sats. Ipo when they choose to go public in the history and certainly one of the top three software..
Bachelor Happy Hour with Rachel & Ali – The Official Bachelor Podcast
"bessemer" Discussed on Bachelor Happy Hour with Rachel & Ali – The Official Bachelor Podcast
"Requests as well as brittany's posts on instagram and twitter so essentially what happens is brittany will write the post herself and then she has to submit them to crowd surf. Which is the company. That was hired to manage social media. Kind of like what you used to. I was just gonna say and then crowd surfing review and then upload her post and it's rare supposedly but there have been some post that were deemed too sensitive to upload because they raise legal questions since brittany supposedly not allowed to discuss the conservative on social media. Yeah so with so many people disappearing from this mess. I feel like the writing's on the wall. Like britain's conservative ship is a pr dumpster fire and no one wants to be a part of it. Yeah exactly larry rudolph out bessemer trust's nahra and now sam ingham. Everyone is jumping ship. Yeah except for jamie spears. Who has rose in. Titanic just hanging on for your life. And here's the real question. If britney really retires and i personally think that's still a big. Yeah we'll janey keep making money off of her listen. He will find a way to make money off a blade of grass. So yeah except for. That failed jim rome. If he can't do you think he'll finally just give up on this conservative ship. That seems so unlikely. But you know the next hearing is just over a week away. So let's hope we get an answer of him saying goodbye forever. Yes from wondering. I'm brooke seffrin. An i'm a racist admiral williams..
News and Perspective with Tom Hutyler
Britney Spears Approved to Hire Her Own Lawyer
"Over yet. But there are some new twists in the Britney Spears case. ABC s Andrea Fuji has the latest Britney Spears is celebrating. Overnight she posted to Instagram saying, New with real representation Today I feel gratitude and blessed. This is me celebrating by horseback riding and doing CART wheels today. In court Wednesday, The judge granted Spears request to hire her own lawyer in the fight to end her 13 year conservatorship controlled by her father, Celebrity attorney Matthew Rosengarten will now represent her question remains. Why is he involved? Should step down voluntarily. As that is, in the best interest a Britney Spears in court. A tearful spears called in by phone, demanding her father, Jamie Spears be removed from her conservatorship, saying she wants him charged with conservator abuse Spears saying I am here to get rid of my dad. The singer, claiming I was extremely scared of my dad. Spears detailed what she calls her illegal work schedule in which she says she was forced to be available 10 hours per day every day, And at times, she says, her caretakers took away her hair, vitamins and even her coffee. Spears, saying that's not abuse. That's just cruelty. Jamie Spears was adamant He is not stepping down his lawyers arguing for their side of the story to be heard, saying, There are a lot of misstatements in Britney's testimonies. The judge also approved the resignation of Bessemer Trust as co conservator. That means as of now, Jamie Spears is the sole manager of his daughter's $60 million estate. But Spears wants the conservatorship ended altogether without facing a medical evaluation, she says. If one is necessary, she'd like Jodi Montgomery, her co conservator of person to stay on and handle the transition. There will be another court hearing on Monday in which the judge will examine Jodi Montgomery's request for security to be paid out from the trust. As she claims she's receiving death threats. Andrea Fujii.
Comments By Celebs
"bessemer" Discussed on Comments By Celebs
"From her so infrequently and it just seems that we don't really get that in your right. It's not a good spot to be in obviously for her and also as anybody that's kind of evaluating or observing us and then since the last episode legally on june thirtieth the judge denied her request to have her dad. Remove from the conservative. But keep in mind. This decision had nothing to do with her statement during last week's hearing because the judge can't make a ruling based on what she said she's yet to file a petition to fully term made her observership also keep in mind. This isn't the first time that she has denied this request. Because november twenty twenty. This was when sam ingham. Her lawyer had also requested. The jamie bureau removed. Saying that you know britney was afraid of her. The direct quote was quote. Mike line is afraid of her father and that she refused to perform again as long as he was in charge. And at that time the judge also declined to suspend jamie but said you know she's not ruling out future petitions for his removal or suspension. So then after that. Because you know you guys know when that news came out people were really pissed understandably so and then in july second. The news came out that bessemer trust is stepping down. They were a co-conspirator and they kind of cited britney's claim of irreparable harm ter- interest saying that they believed that britain had consented to them being the conservative. Although quote as a result of the conservatives testimony at the june twenty third hearing however petitioner has become aware that the conservatory objects to the continuance of her conservative ship and desires to terminate the conservative ship. Petitioner has heard the conservative and respects her wishes so again. Who knows what they're we can get that second. And then probably the most i would say shocking piece of information came in this july third new yorker article it was written by ronan farrow and gm tolentino very very long. So we were gonna to do paragraphs than it's kind of a thing where you really have to read it to get. The full effect will put the lincoln the description but they say how the night before her hearing she actually called nine one one citing conservator abuse and normally in the state of california. These calls would be public access like you have public access to emergency calls. But the county sealed the records of this message saying it's an ongoing investigation and then apparently also after this alleged call her team the way that the article described was that they were kind of frantically texting one another not only fearing what would come if this call was released but also this was the night before hearing fearing what would happen if she spoke in the way that she did so it was very interesting insight that we didn't have extremely going back to the bessemer. Trust is have one question. I'm not sure if it's a stupid western. If you also had the same. I understand from like an optics. Perspective that them stepping down and respecting britney's wishes quote the right thing to do. they heard her testimony. They were obviously affected by that. They didn't wanna play a role in that night. Completely understand that at the same time. My question is does that. Then give the systems that are in place jamie spears which is already you know the conservative. Jody montgomery both of which britain you want to not be in charge of for you know let alone not having the conservative chip at all does bessemer trust stepping down than give them more power. I don't know see. That was obviously my initial question. I don't i mean. I'm not approaching this from any sort of legally educated perspective. That was just like my gut reaction. Because i think that that's like a logical question to ask right like in theory. It makes no sense and we understand that if they realized she no longer wants to be a part of this then you know doing everything in their power that being said. Is it actually counterintuitive. I don't know you know. I feel we. Oftentimes when we tackle very layered celebrity subjects people in our own lives. And i'm sure this hobby to a lot of people as well who are very well versed in pop culture. They then become like the point of reference for everybody so everyone is asking them their questions. Especially when people all ages are really interested. Moms dads grandparents. They're all very interested in the sprint graham. Sure if you're that point of reference for your family or your friends people have a ton of questions for you about all of these moving parts. And i think it's so out of our element to be able to say like i don't know any of the moving parts here because it's so layered and so complicated and then on top of that there. A legal component to it. And i'm obviously you're obviously most of us are not well enough versed in the legal practices of what's going on here so it just creates a whole other level of confusion. No it absolutely does. And that's why. I really would recommend everybody reading and also sending people that are curious this new yorker article because i mean i would say the biggest takeaway in terms of quote. New information was the fact that she called nine one one the night before he hearing that was something that was previously unknown. I mean think about how actually was thinking about this thing about how powerful the hearing was as is how much more powerful would be if people knew that at the time that they were listening originally. But that's kind of a side thing you know the way that this article explains some of the past situations. That have happened again. Not that we didn't know this but there's one particular part where they're talking you know when she was in the kind of custody battle with kevin federal on. I think at this time. She had four days of visitation rights. Or whatever it was and they're talking about this one circumstance where towards the end of her visitation. She didn't wanna give the kids back understandably. So obviously she's the mother and there was this one paragraph where they're talking about how she's holding her son in the bathroom. She didn't want to come with him. And the fire. The fire department is there. There's helicopters police are taking an axe to the door. And it's this whole very dramatic situation..
The South Florida Morning Show
"bessemer" Discussed on The South Florida Morning Show
"Hey jesse by the way. We didn't talk about this. You see you invited whom to washington. Dc to talk to congress and testify house. Republicans have invited britney spears to testify before congress about our ongoing conservatives ship battle so the rest of the world can hear about it and possibly could change loss to help people like britney spears outstanding that amazing. She's gonna walk in with her brittany intro music. I was like wow even congress wants to see and then the other the best amir people there that share her conservative. they're gone. They're dropping because they don't want any part of it they're like if we didn't realize she was so upset and and she was being you know it's a hostile takeover by her father basically so bessemer. They're like not dropping out. And that's a big deal. Well now i mean. They oversaw all of the finances. That's like millions. Yeah well what's sad is now. Her father has all control. That's that's the scary part about that because they're gone. Bessemer statement says they want to respect britney's wishes and good for enacted legal guardianship because it relied on the representation of the parties in the ongoing conservative. Ship was voluntary. They're they don't want their name muddy than this. This is npr. Yeah they're like no we don't want to be a part of a you know a family situation where one saying the other ones really bad. Yeah who could blame her and makes them look bad so true so true or you're more headlines coming up next. We have a pool. That was worried. We'd go all week without a good florida but we got one. Oh he's he's priceless to he He thinks he's he thinks he's a firework in cape coral. The noisy makes his classic. It's coming up next the florida morning. Show jen i'm bill. Keep it here. Newstalk eight fifty w. f. t. l. self-loading morning. Show this janez diener bill. Karen's next news. Top of the hour and we just had whether they're speaking of whether yes it is hurricane elsa now it's just a couple of degrees stronger than was before. It's up to seventy five so it barely qualifies hurricane right what. There's a lot of different variables. That could still happen here. Keep an eye on it. You know a couple of different models giving it completely different directions. So knows yeah. It's i i love one's gotta come on like totally right. It hits cuban goes hangs a quick right hook. And i'm like okay. Have a nice life. That's the one i'm hoping for. I think he was gonna tear this thing apart myself but who knows too many mountains there and it's to fight this see. This is why. I don't like this seven day five day thing. It's it's you're looking at it and you're going okay. What do i do and how many people are traveling this holiday right exam. You're thinking is this going to screw up your vacation now because you're leaving and you left the trampoline out in the backyard. Millions of americans hitting the road aaa expecting forty. Seven million people are going to travel between thursday and sunday by car a lot of people. That's a lot of people. They've increase this by ten million every day. What every time we talk about it. It goes up at least five million a year right. It's it's crazy. Everyone's everyone's leaving. They can get out of dodge. I don't know i. I don't leave and i figured my 'cause my daughter's gone they're leaving. They're going to disney. It'd be fun so i'm like okay. Have fun they leave this afternoon. It's going to be packed..
Equity
"bessemer" Discussed on Equity
"Hello and welcome back to equity tech wrenches. Venture capital focused podcast where we unpacked the numbers behind the headlines. My name is alex wilhelma. And i'm joined today by dandy crichton wanted. Tc's very fine. Managing editors. Danny i hear there's no power left in new york and therefore you're off line and back. In the stone-age we had a brown out in new york city. We actually had a record for power usage. Climate change is real. It's one hundred five degrees real feel in new york city. Don't come here at all. that's my line. we also ended almost here. Natasha you are on vacation. Technically right now because you are california bound. how're you doing. I'm feeling super anticipatory. I'm amped to be back in san francisco and my calendar already filling up so people do indeed live there. I can't wait to go visit and be like oh my gosh. It's not a ghost town. Anyways also goes into our packed packed. Show we're gonna talk about hinge health and some board drama in venture capital space. We're gonna talk about the dvd and sentinel one ipo's because they were big news this week for investors and founders alike. We also gonna talk a little. Bit of the duo lingo s. One that just dropped. Of course we have our ed tech expert. Natasha here with us to help. And we have rounds from zip line. Daylight new funds from acceler prize articulate. Raise something that's called the series but we don't really believe it we'll get into that just a minute and then we have notes on the peanut microphone which is a great great name and then of course we have to wrap things off a hot take session on all things. I'll search. It is going to be a packed and delightful episode but the tasha. You are up first because you wrote a piece of bessemer and hence health. And i want to tell people what's going on. Yes i'm gonna walk through it as simply as i can. which is that bessemer replaced. A board member at hinge help which is the company that would lead it seriously around. It replaced a board member after some competitive tensions surfaced between the company and that same firm leading an investment in a seat stage company within roughly the same sector in other words. Hinch health has replaced a board member because that same board member has invested in a competing. Company it's kind of a peek. A rare peek. I would say in into how competitive tensions can actually lead to action and real board tensions. A one us question about this because the the real i read the piece that you put together is very good but it seems that the bessemer investor in question didn't think that his other deal was competing with hinch scheldt and hint health disagreed. Can you tell us a little bit about how that works. Yeah i mean not only did bessemer not think that needed that seed stage company so that seed stage companies clearing raise twenty million series a actually like in january but recently announced which is a separate conversation. And so but yeah. the founder. Didn't even know that this was a dynamic to me like the real story with us. Is that the hinch health founder. Feels like they were not communicated to about the investment and so it was more about lack of transparency than. Oh you're actually investing in a direct competitor. I mean hinges at three billion valued company. Probably more by the next minute raises my question about this..
MyTalk 107.1
"bessemer" Discussed on MyTalk 107.1
"Let's kick off this dirt alert with some Kesha news. Cash is going after Dr Luke for the money that it's cost her to fight his defamation case after a judge is favorable ruling on Wednesday, which was yesterday, there was a lot of celebrity legal news happening is real kidding. So we didn't even get to this cash A news so the filing is the latest in a protracted court battle between cash and Dr Luke. Who sued cash in 2014 after she accused him of drugging and raping her as well as molesting Katy Perry. But a judge to yesterday Excuse me granted catchers request. To use a recently strengthened free speech law that would allow her to go after Dr Luke for the costs. She spent defending herself in this eight year legal battle. Yeah, According to this ruling, Kesha is entitled to come compensation and punitive damages and her attorney's fees and costs incurred defending the suit. So say the court papers. My gosh, That's eight years, eight years. Unbelievable. Yeah, Unbelievable. I mean that That's longer than I feel like Kesha was really active as a pop star. She's been fighting right. So good news for Kesha yesterday. Let's talk about Tamar Braxton on the cover of the latest issue of People magazine, saying Reality TV almost killed me. That's the headline. And saying, I chose to change my life. So it's been a year since Tamar Braxton tried to take her own life, and she's opening up about how reality TV almost killed her, she said of that time, that time in my life was so dark and heavy. I didn't see how it's going to come out the other side and I didn't even know that there was another side. But I chose to change my life if you recall last July. The Mars then boyfriend, David found her unresponsive. That's right. So she is said Was that a show she did with her sister? Was that Braxton family life, I think, Yeah, I think sisters. She did it. And it was on for a while. A few years. Braxton family values. Yeah. So she said that, um, she is talking about the trauma of experiencing being molested as a young girl. She opened up Wendy Williams about that in 2018. But Tamar says that I thought I had successfully buried that part of me, but it was manifesting in different ways that trauma, she said. It was coming up and how I dealt with things emotionally. How I looked at situations and how she conducted herself. So pretty riveting interview with Tamar Braxton, If you want to go pick up the latest issue of People magazine is good when people can like, really share the real true feelings about stuff. Absolutely. Blake. Sheldon. Gwen Stefani got their marriage license, So they did that. They get married. This married right now. What is this has been a very long engagement has been now the couple received their marriage license on Tuesday in Oklahoma. This is, according to Page six. And that Blake and Gwen have 10 days from when they filed the marriage license to say I do. That's for Oklahoma law, meaning that the wedding is eminent. Probably happening over the long Fourth of July weekend. Yeah, I bet I bet Yeah, yeah, So TMZ reporting that Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Gwen Stefani's three sons flew out to Oklahoma. Friday after finishing the voice that would be last weekend and that they sent their private plane to pick up the rest of Gwen Stefani's immediate family probably still living in Southern California or the fun thing, because they probably haven't all gotten together in a year and a half, and they're going to be all out on the ranch and privacy and, you know, it'll be amazing party. Well, you know, we're going to get the exclusive photos somewhere we're going to. We're going to see those, um, updating you on Britney Spears conservatorship. So the latest news That happened this afternoon is that Bessemer Trust has requested to resign from the co conservator arrangement that they have with Britney Spears did yesterday. Well, they're they're saying this is what is it? This is what customer trust is saying is that they're citing Britney Spears public criticism of the conservatorship. Now, Bessemer Trust is a huge wealth management firm. They manage more than $100 billion in assets. In this new court filing, they want to resign due to changed circumstances. This is their words. This court filing. Bessemer Trust says that they were told that Britney Spears conservatorship was voluntary, and that Britney Spears had consented to the company acting as co conservator. That is so bad. He has the worst lawyer, but that lawyer was appointed by her dad. Her dad has been the one all alone. Mhm and Riddle me that riddle us this Holly. How does Britney only be worth $60 Million with this kind of a career? I would like to see the receipts of this conservatorship and where all of that money and fees have been going. Look at how much is she spending on lawyers? 10 grand a week to this sucky lawyer who Hasn't didn't This specimen stuff was supposed to have been filed back in November. Uh, now now, Bessemer Trust has been approved by the court as co conservative state latte. Wolf's the last fall. They were but Bessemer Trust they haven't taken any action as co conservator. They haven't received any of the assets of that $60 million estate that Britney Spears has, nor has it taken any fees so best were trust hasn't even taken any money in any of this. They haven't done anything, but they're like, Wait, wait, wait. Hold the phone. We don't want to be part of it. We don't want to be part of This, and we were also told something that apparently according to Britney Spears herself is not true. And she said this in court. Jesus. It's messy. Ruby is being done wrong. So wrong by her dad. I hope she does get a sue him. Mm hmm. I mean, really, Yeah, it's it is messy and complicated and even and that lawyer should be like there should be charges or negligence or something he did not represent. Her interests put put him on a $2000 a month allowance to see how he feels. Was that what it is 2000 and I'm like that. But she's being him 10 grand a week Exactly. Take that 10 grand a week away and see how he can live. Well, yeah, Yeah, Exactly. Now, you know, interestingly enough. Just this afternoon, Senator Elizabeth Warren is kind of getting into the free, she said reports on Britney Spears conservatorship show our guardianship systems longstanding gaps. That can strip people of basic rights and leave them vulnerable to expect abuse. Excuse me an exploitation Elizabeth Warren teaming up with the Justice Department to address some of these problems, also with Senator Bob Casey so looking, did you watch that movie? I care about you or whatever Whatever it's called with Rosamund Pike. She was nominated. And it shows that it's about conservatorship. I did not watch it, and we keep getting the emails from people telling us to watch this movie. Well, I care about you a lot, I think is the name of it. Rosamund Pike won a golden Globe for her performance in that movie, So I suppose what I think the right mindset needs to happen to be interested in watching that movie. Yeah, it gets a little dark, right? That's what I heard, too. But I also heard it's enlightening. Right about how for cock to an archaic the conservatorship laws are? Mm hmm. So it seems like some real change may come of this. And you know, at the end of the hope that Britney Is in a place where she can find some peace. Moving. Yeah, at the very least moving on poor thirsty. Alex Rodriguez. Won't somebody invite him to the taco Tuesday party doing.
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"Have i again nothing. This conservative ship is lawful from the very beginning the probate court does not have that type of authority so in my opinion all of this is britney spears to the extent that this is what is happening. She's been lied to. She's been gas lit. She's been misled. And the fact that she has a court appointed attorney that is allowing this to happen to me is even more egregious. The whole point of an attorney for the conservancy is to protect against these abuses. And if this turns out to be true. And i have no reason to doubt britney at this point so i'm going to say it sounds like it's truthful. This was abusive. This predatory This is horrifying and is not consistent with the law of the state of california. You know she said repeatedly in her statement to the court last week that she wants. The conservative ship removed even went so far as to say that she wants to sue her family for the four. What she says she's been through and she wants the conservative ship removed without having to be reevaluated. I mean she went out of her way to make that point over and over and over again. And this attorney that you talked about filed a motion just yesterday to remove britney spears father as conservative of the estate. The superior court denied the request. Do we have any sense about why. And what's your response to that. So as we were speaking. I went on the la court website. That's my job. That's what i've been doing for over two decades. I did not see a motion being filed. What i saw was the court. Finally signing in order approving bessemer trust and jamie spears as co conservators and even that is half baked petition that the court appointed attorney came up with In terms of how britney gets out of this conservative ship. I've been clear about this all of my social media and every statement. She needs to get her own attorney. Who is independent from the court and competent enough to file a rid of habeas corpus. She does not need to be evaluated. She does not need to file a petition. She has been denied due process. And those are the circumstances that the court of appeal. That court of appeals in california can immediately rectify. But she has to get away from sam. Ingham i cannot emphasize that enough but but lisa how how the conservative ships supposed to work. It sounds like you're saying that she she cannot get her own attorney outside of the court appointed one where my misunderstanding you our shack certainly can she just has to reach out and make a telephone call at what i'm concerned about is that she may have been gas slipped because the way that this conservative ship was established She actually did hire an attorney. She might even hired two or three different attorneys and each and every time sam ingham went to the superior court where he was known to be a favorite of the judges and he told the judges unlawfully. And i believe unethically that miss spears could not were lacked capacity to retain an attorney even though she had in fact retained an attorney. Names adam streisand. So all she needs to do is pick up. A fallen and any number of competent attorneys would would jump all over themselves to represent britney. Jean spears probably for free and they can terminate this conservatives ship with a risk to the court of appeals will lead some carly is appropriate and conservative ship. Attorney practicing in los angeles.
The Voicebot Podcast
"bessemer" Discussed on The Voicebot Podcast
"So what have you learned since writing the book since that. You should know beforehand. Oh boy i mean you know amazon just moves so quickly that you always wish when you write about any big tech company yet your hope that You know you kind of wish god. I wish i could have had a couple more weeks or months on it base. Go into space right. I always i knew. I mean in the everything store i quote a friend saying is making all this money to go to space so i knew that was in the cards. I didn't quite know that would be getting on the first crude new shepherd mission suborbital space. It seems like a risk to me. that is You know that's That's one thing the battle with the union in bessemer alabama and amazon winning that again. There's a there's a big threat and amazon unbound about amazon's Animosity towards the unions and bazo sa's personal reluctance to see his workers unionized the way in which they fought tooth and nail to sway. The vote in bessemer was it was interesting was a great ill would've had loved to have had that illustration of something that i was writing about right But i don't know by enlarge like we talked about him. Resigning a ceo. And i did put that in the book. And but you know i felt like actually that was a story i was already telling of bezos evolving and try and and and really becoming a different kind of leader and his is opening up to a world beyond amazon and wanting to go on adventures and enjoy that well extravagant wealthy had and so in some ways. His resignation was just a capstone to a story. I was already
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Jeff Bezos Evolution - Brad Stone Author of Amazon Unbound - Voicebot Podcast Ep 214 - burst 14
"So what have you learned since writing the book since that. You should know beforehand. Oh boy i mean you know amazon just moves so quickly that you always wish when you write about any big tech company yet your hope that You know you kind of wish god. I wish i could have had a couple more weeks or months on it base. Go into space right. I always i knew. I mean in the everything store i quote a friend saying is making all this money to go to space so i knew that was in the cards. I didn't quite know that would be getting on the first crude new shepherd mission suborbital space. It seems like a risk to me. that is You know that's That's one thing the battle with the union in bessemer alabama and amazon winning that again. There's a there's a big threat and amazon unbound about amazon's Animosity towards the unions and bazo sa's personal reluctance to see his workers unionized the way in which they fought tooth and nail to sway. The vote in bessemer was it was interesting was a great ill would've had loved to have had that illustration of something that i was writing about right But i don't know by enlarge like we talked about him. Resigning a ceo. And i did put that in the book. And but you know i felt like actually that was a story i was already telling of bezos evolving and try and and and really becoming a different kind of leader and his is opening up to a world beyond amazon and wanting to go on adventures and enjoy that well extravagant wealthy had and so in some ways. His resignation was just a capstone to a story. I was already
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Jeff Bezos Says Amazon Needs to Do a Better Job for Employees
"After a union at an alabama warehouse amazon founder. Jeff bezos acknowledged that amazon has to do better for its workers and vowed to make amazon a safer place to work base me the promise yesterday in his annual letter to shareholders. He said he didn't take comfort in the outcome of the recent union election in bessemer alabama even the workers there overwhelmingly rejected a union basis. Said quote. I think we need to do a better job for our employees. He'll be stepping down. Ceo later this year will become executive chair of the online shopping. Giant and treatment of workers has been in the spotlight during the pandemic while corona virus was raging warehouse. Workers had to pack orders as amazon. Sales soared the new york attorney. General is suing amazon for not doing enough to protect workers against the virus at two facilities in the
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Jeff Bezos Promises to Make Amazon “Earth’s Best Employer” in Farewell Letter
"As we know. Jeff bezos is relinquishing his. Ceo title later this year and so this morning. He released his final letter to shareholders as amazon ceo. And it's interesting. He directly addressed one of the elephants in the room and suggested that amazon should extend its famous obsession with customer experience to cover care for amazon's own employees as well quoting cnbc. Bazars pointed to the recent union election outcome. At one of amazon's warehouses as an example of why the company needs to address challenges within its workforce last week amazon secured enough votes to defeat a historic unionization. Drive at its bessemer. Alabama warehouse which if successful would have represented the first union at a us amazon facility while the voting results were lopsided and our direct relationship with employees is strong. It's clear to me that we need a better vision for how we create value for employees. A vision for their success. Bazo wrote amazon has famously held a core set of leadership principles chief among them being customer obsessed in the future bazo said he wants amazon to do the same for its employees quote. Despite what we've accomplished it's clear to me that we need a better vision for our employees success. Bazo said we have always wanted to be earth's most customer centric company. We won't change that. It's what got us here. But i am committing us to an addition we are going to be earth's best employer and earth's safest place to work and quotes in his new role as executive chairman. Bazo said he plans to focus on how to make amazon's warehouses safer. Roughly forty percent of work related injuries are sprains or strains mostly due to repeating the same motions and our common among new employees. He
The 3:59
Amazon Warehouse Workers Reject Union Efforts
"On friday. Amazon warehouse workers in bessemer alabama voted to reject the effort to unionize. So what does this mean for amazon. The fight over labor conditions at the retail giant chang in this sure daily charge here with us to break it down his amazon expert. Laura tullow welcome lart. Thank you for having me. So breakout what happened on friday on friday. The allergy finished tallying votes union election at the best in warehouse and the with the really decisive win for amazon so to speak in that the workers rejected the union. So that was the. That was the full tally. there could still be. There is likely to be an attraction to the election and further litigation with the over the matter but the votes as they were counted. Friday were for rejecting the union by margin of more than two. Wow yeah that's that's a big deal. Considering that this effort was i mean this effort made headlines around the country. Even guard support senator bernie sanders and present. Joe biden is a very high profile fights and he says why it was so roundly defeated. It's really hard to say. you know. There were several factors. Of course there is the fact that this warehouse provides jobs in an area where the minimum wage is a belief seven twenty five an hour and they pay more than fifteen dollars an hour for starting wage. A lotta times in union elections in place. Do worry that their employers will want to leave the area or lay people off or more employees as many people if they're having to deal with the union Do the cost and that sort of thing. People get their jobs and those are really valuable jobs in that region. They're paying thousands of them. If the really big deal in that community to half those jobs
Marketplace Tech with Molly Wood
Amazon Beats Back Union, but Workplace Technology Questions Remain
"As you've probably heard by now. The effort to unionize an amazon warehouse in bessemer alabama was unsuccessful. Though the union says it will challenge the vote it would have affected just a fraction of amazon's workforce but it captured the attention of the country at a time when e commerce has become a lifeline and the welfare of essential. Workers has come under threat. Janice fine is a professor of labor studies and employment relations at rutgers university. She says the union push at amazon and its defeat highlight the growing role of technology in the workplace. Especially amazon's they use surveillance technology including scanners that workers use to track the rate at which they sort and pack items. Mandatory daily workers surveys a powered camera systems to detect social distancing violations. They use navigation. Software item scanners wristbands thermal cameras. Security cameras recorded footage to survival. The workforce so you have this combination of surveillance for productivity targets and that same surveillance lends itself to being able to monitor workers social activities without a union in place. Then ken workers push back against this kind of stuff. How what kind of tools do they have. Workers are pushing back all over the country. And that's the thing that i think is really important to bear in. Mind that workers in new jersey workers in inland empire in In california workers in chicago these are organizations that have for years. You've been working with amazon. Workers in warehouses and fulfillment centers and just by kind of getting the story out there. They've drawn the country's attention to the problems with amazon's business model. You know by organizing and getting this far getting to an election and so they see this as kind of a long haul fight.
WTOP 24 Hour News
Amazon workers in Alabama vote not to form a union
"At an Amazon warehouse in the US Despite a big push. The retail wholesale and department store union has failed to get its foot in the door of the Amazon plant, and Bessemer, Alabama. The National Labor Relations Board says Amazon crossed the threshold to secure a majority of the votes. With almost 1800 workers voting against the union and 738 voting in favor. The union says it's filing an objection with the NLRB be charging the company with illegally interfering with the union vote. Jennifer Keiper, CBS News
Up First
Amazon union organizers deflated as vote tilts against them
"Workers at a warehouse in bessemer alabama voted against unionizing defeating. The hopes of labor organizers that this would be amazon's first unionized workplace in the united states would have been a rare victory and they traditionally add a union south but workers voted overwhelmingly against unionization by a margin of more than two to one here to talk to us about that. Is stephen basan. He is with our member station w. b. m. in birmingham. Hello good morning. Was this outcome. Surprise won't for a lot of people here yes. There was a lot of excitement. A real sense union had a chance now where this house is located about. Twenty minutes outside of birmingham surrounded by trees. Really not much else in on that. Drive there from birmingham. You see lots of pro union signs. There've been lots of rallies here with big headline names like actor danny glover bernie sanders coming through a congressional delegation but add the six thousand workers that actually work at this warehouse. Very few were showing up at these rallies. Mostly it's been crowds with out of state organizers for the unions or locals in alabama democrats shirts and not many people actually working for amazon so really we didn't know what most workers were thinking until the actual vote count this week where they delivered a definitive. No i mean so much. Attention has been sort of lavished on this vote. How is the mood. Change to after it was pretty crushing. Defeat more than two to one against the union and union. Try to keep up a brave face during a zoom press conference on friday. After the results organizers in the couple of workers spoke including emmett ashford who works at the amazon warehouse there. He sent a message to workers telling them to not get discouraged. The floodgates opened. We can't stop it. So i hope everybody has to get day this news as not discouraged as and we are holding our head high marching or and we will get what we deserve.
AP News Radio
Amazon secures enough votes to block union effort
"Amazon workers in Alabama have rejected an effort to unionize I'm a P. correspondent Ben Thomas with the latest on the vote count the national labor relations board reports the majority of workers at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer Alabama voted against the union the totals were seven hundred and thirty eight in favor one thousand seven hundred ninety eight against the more than three thousand votes cast seventy six were avoided in more than five hundred contested by either Amazon with the retail wholesale and department store union which led the organizing effort however the NLRB says the contested votes are not enough to sway the outcome the union says it intends to file an objection with the NLRB charging the company with illegally interfering with the vote I'm Ben Thomas
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Amazon workers in Alabama vote against unionizing
"Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, have voted against unionizing over W be a champ Steven Masalha says the retail wholesale Department store union plans to challenge the results. The union says Amazon intimidated workers, which the company denies. Organizers plan on filing multiple unfair Labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board. Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted more than 2 to 1 against joining the union. Labor advocates were hoping this would be the first unionized Amazon workplace in the country Reporter Steven Bas
Daily Tech Headlines
Workers at Amazon warehouse in Alabama reject unionization
"A majority of workers at a bessemer alabama amazon warehouse voted against joining the retail wholesale and department store union although vote-counting is still underway roughly fifty five percent of eligible workers voted in the election and roughly five hundred contested. Ballots will be counted if enough to sway the result once all other ballots are counted
The 3:59
Amazon is on edge over Alabama union vote
"I'm roger chang and this is your daily charge joining us to run through this. Big labor battle is laura. Atallah our amazon expert. Welcome lor so. Can you give me a quick quick recap of what this vote. There are five thousand. Eight hundred warehouse workers in bessemer alabama voting on whether to or me union. It would be the first. Us amazon union. And it's also one of the largest if not dealer described to vote on forming a union in the us for amazon. And so there's a lot at stake here. It could kind of not like a beachhead free unions if it inspires other warehouse workers in other locations to organize. And what are we expecting the results so the results could happen at any time. The national labor relations board is counting up to balance and they could be this week or next antezana pretty vocal there. Obviously against this. And they've made the argument that they already pay their poise fifteen dollars an hour which is above the national minimum. What exactly are workers asking for. What's really prompting this. Push to unionize down in bessemer right. So the workers invest myr say that they would really like more control over their breaks and rest time and that comes from the fact that are ten hour shifts and they are extremely physical so people who are picking up packages from tote santa putting them on conveyor belts to be put in boxes are walking upwards of ten miles a day in their shifts bending down at santa gap again bet. Certain say there's other jobs where there's a lot of movement all day and amazon does offer breaks course and allows people to go to the bathroom whenever they need to. Workers say that the requirements to fill werner's are so onerous that they don't really get to take extra break on pop up those like hour rest period total of by ryan the the debris down thirty minutes. Relaunch to fifteen minute breaks right
Marketplace Tech with Molly Wood
Amazon had a weird week on Twitter. But the union vote is the big news.
"Are being counted in bessemer alabama. This week from amazon warehouse workers hoping to unionize amazon has fought tooth and nail against the union efforts and also recently against members of congress senators bernie sanders and elizabeth warren criticized. Its treatment of employees amazon's official twitter account went on the attack so did some twitter users claiming they were very happy amazon employees and not all of them were real. Let's dig into all of this and quality assurance the segment where we take a deeper look at a big tech story. Jason delray covers amazon for recode. He says this union vote is big no matter what the outcome i also think. If it's a close loss that also would be seen as a positive sign just because amazon. Never had a union in the us that even in that case we'd see other efforts at least inside of amazon facilities in the country. A couple thousand people or more than thousand people voting to unionize at one facility. I mean think that says something especially with all the pressure that management has has put on these workers over the last few weeks. And then of course senators bernie sanders and elizabeth. Warren were criticizing amazon on twitter. For how it treats its employees and we saw amazon. Take what seems to be a priebke. New tack on social media hit-back pretty aggressively so what we saw was executives from dave clark. Who's the ceo of the worldwide consumer business at amazon to the corporate amazon accounts written by pr. People you know being both snarky. You know what. I think many people would say would be inappropriate tone. I reported that that directive to get more aggressive came directly from jeff bezos. After my story kind of exploded you see executives this week. Such as jay carney. He's been on twitter. The last two days responding to both bernie sanders and elizabeth
The Young Turks
What Is Needed To Bring About Progressive Policy Changes?
"Might have criticisms over how bernie handled the fifteen dollars. An hour minimum wage battle in the relief bill. But putting that aside you know the other thing that he's focused on that. I think is really important. Is getting workers organized including traveling to bessemer alabama to help galvanize the efforts to unionize among warehouse. Workers there once. You have an organized workforce like that that's when the public pressure becomes real. That is what this country experienced in the lead. Up to the new deal. You think the roosevelt just like decided to pass the new deal out of the kindness of his own heart. No there were general strikes happening. Unfortunately a lot of those strikes ended up getting incredibly violent and brutal. And bloody but the victories that this country enjoyed as a result of that new deal happened on the backs of organized labor. And so that's the other part of this as well you need. You need lawmakers who are willing to You know implement out of the box strategies. And i guess in this case. It isn't really out of the box. But a strategy you need actual campaigning and policy work political work done on the ground by these lawmakers to push for policies that they're trying to pass and then you need organized labor to not only apply pressure temporarily but apply persistent pressure until we get what we
The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Alabama Amazon Workers Voting on Biggest Union Push in Company's History
"The south and in need of jobs. Bessemer alabama may seem an unlikely place for a showdown between amazon and union advocates. But it's past history and present struggles hip driven the moment and attracted national attention. The south is known as a region with a history of laws more friendly to management than to organized labor and in the small city of bessemer alabama. A struggling economy has made many residents eager. For just about any kind of jobs they can get yet now. A nondescript intersection along powder plant road. Here has the epicenter of tumultuous contest over the power of workers as the staging ground for organizers hoping to unionize amazon warehouse if the plants nearly five thousand eight hundred workers vote to unionize and balloting that ends today. March twenty ninth. It could reinvigorate declining labor movement in the united states and potentially begin a domino effect across amazon's other facilities redefining. What it means to work for the country's second largest employer one reason is that this region near grooming ham has a history at the intersection of civil rights and organized labor. Bessemer itself was long home to a major steel mill until thirty. Five hundred unionized. Employees were laid off when it closed in the nineteen eighties. I was born in sixty four right in the heat of civil rights. Older people would say we won here in birmingham and i'd say one. What says vincent davis a custodian at amazon site but we are a city of drastic change. We make others change even if we don't change
WSJ Tech News Briefing
Why Organizing Employee At Alabama Amazon Center Wants A Union
"Ballots are due today. For thousands of employees at an amazon warehouse in bessemer alabama. We're voting on whether to unionize. If the organizers are successful it would be the first union for amazon employees in the us. There is a lot at stake. Cure for the workers for amazon and for the rest of the tech industry. So for more on this we turn to our reporter sebastian herrera. He covers amazon and ecommerce for us. Hey bashing thanks for joining. Thanks for having me. Okay so bring us up to speed on this unionization effort. Who's been leading the charge. And what are they pushing for. Well there's a set of pro union workers inside of this facility in bessemer who have been leading the charge alongside of the union which is the retail wholesale and department store union. And they've they've basically been trying since the start of the election obviously to rally workers for pro union vote. They're trying to change. What a lot of employees bring up at work at these facilities which is breaks. Pay other benefits and what they focus on. Two is the rate at which they have to work because at these facilities employees are expected to fulfill items that go into packages hundreds of items per hour. And it's pretty taxing on these employees. Because i do it for ten hours a day you know they pretty much in the same spot isolated for amount of of the day and they are penalized. If they don't fulfil items at a certain rate you could easily be fired for for not making rate so they point to that as something they feel can change. They point to the fact that even though amazon offers fifteen dollars starting pay that it is really not enough to make a living wage. Some of these employees they go to second or even third job to support their families. So i feel like with as of successful advocacy as a company is amazon has been they could be receiving more and so they're ultimately fighting for these various
Jason and Alexis
Britney Spears Spotted in Public for the First Time Since Illuminating Documentary Was Released
"Dirt. Britney Spears has been spotted for the first time since the release of the controversial documentary framing bit Britney Spears. She was all smiles as she and her 14 year old son, Jaden took a stroll in California. Right now. Britney's dad and Bessemer Trust company have control over her accounts. Aziz the conservatorship, But the court battle over who controls for money is about to get started again. And as if you remember yesterday if you were listening, she is going after her dad for $300,000 that he paid one of her ex managers who, like had resigned in 2019, and she doesn't feel like that That was necessary or the appropriate amount, So we'll see what happens with
Here and Now
How Amazon prevents unions by surveilling employee activism
"Workers and an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, have two more weeks to decide whether they want to join a union. A successful union drive would be a first for the company and supporters hope it would kick off a broader revival in labor organizing across the country. Let's get an update from Josh Idelson, Labor reporter for Bloomberg Welcome. Thanks for having me the union these Amazon employees are thinking about joining the retail, Wholesale and department store union says that Amazon has been trying to dissuade them from organizing surveilling them and that Amazon has a history of this sort of thing, which is illegal. By the way. What is the latest on the union driving Alabama's It comes down to the water now on this vote well, Nobody knows exactly what's going to happen. Invest immer, including the people working or organizing or anti union consulting in the warehouse, and workers have said Amazon is using a slew of the anti union tactics available to US employers like Requiring workers to attend anti union meetings, telling workers they could lose benefits if they unionize. Having supervisor's approach employees one on one about the union and posting anti union messages in the bathrooms. There's also an anti union website with a cartoon Cordy wearing headphones. And what's What's Amazon saying about that? I mean, I mean, are they saying that's true or or what Amazon says that it's following the law and that it is helping its employees understand the facts and consequences of unionization and that it doesn't think the union represents the views of most of the people that work in the warehouse.
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"bessemer" Discussed on KFI AM 640
"With two deputies in south L. A last summer, dropped a gun then was shot more than 16 times. Is that really necessary? Is that what we want our Children to see? Is that what we want people all over the country to see That's what a police officer does lawyer Dale Galip Oh says the man was stopped for a bike writing violation and ended up dead. The sheriff's department says deputies fired because Kizzie reached down and grabbed the gun. A judge in L. A has ruled against Britney Spears father in the singer's conservative ship conservatorship case. The judge overruled an objection made by Jamie Spears to an order installing the Bessemer Trust company as a co conservator and is with many of these hearings. A bunch of free Britney protesters were outside the courthouse like this guy holding a banner says. Where is Britney's money? Because that's one of the big question is the money for their fighting over right now? Laundry it was holding a hot pink sign with a lot of glitter. The red Free Britney. It actually has real chains on a representing the chains Center after on her Other hearing set for March 17th three are and we're still going at it, but what it takes in downtown L. A Christian Carl. Okay, fine news from the Southern California Toyota Dealers. Traffic center. We make it easy. We have a crash on the four or five in west L. A. This one is along the South found side just before the 10 freeway. Looks like everything's out of lines now, But that's keeping traffic pretty slow Moving coming away from Santa Monica Boulevard. And is you travel through the Pomona area car fire on the 10 eastbound just before Fairplex looks like all of the activities off to the right shoulder traffics, little padded. Getting away from the 57 Freeway read Lind's a crash on the 10 eastbound at Alabama Street off to the shoulder, and that's keeping you slow away from the 2 15 back a homeopath still pretty tough. 15 North bound away from Glen Helen Parkway. Ensign, Slow to Ken would with delays. I continue to the 1 38 k a pie in the sky helps get you there faster. I'm Angel Martinez. I'm Clark. Your drink for only $77 with router hero may get some rain will tell you when Next ready set Bogo. It sprouts farmers.
KQED Radio
"bessemer" Discussed on KQED Radio
"Is ring closure. Those individuals who are no longer with us. It happened at Millcreek Canyon, a popular recreation area. Utah's governor says Avalanche Danger remains high You're listening to NPR news. Iran's supreme leader says the U. S. Must lift all sanctions before Tehran will return to its commitment under the 2015 nuclear deal. Former President Trump re imposed sanctions on Iran in 2018 after pulling the U. S out of the agreement. Amazon workers are set to vote about whether to form a union from member station W. B H. M. Mary Scott Ha Jin reports. Labor rights activists gathered in suburban Birmingham, Alabama. Over the weekend on a muddy field across from a gas station. Dozens of activists rallied in the cold rain. They're calling for workers at an Amazon fulfillment center near Birmingham to vote yes, on unionizing. One of those workers. Jennifer Bates spoke at the rally. And it's a time not death here in Alabama, in the city of Bessemer, All of the United States is time for us to take a stand and his tap us to speak out the hunter way. Just unfair dignity. Amazon asked to delay the union vote. That request was denied last week, voting will begin Monday. Roughly 6000 employees will have until the end of March to mail in their ballots. For NPR News. I'm Mary Scott Ha Jin in Birmingham. The 55th Super Bowl kicks off today in Tampa 25,000. Spectators will watch the Kansas City Chiefs play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That includes 7500 vaccinated Healthcare workers given free tickets by the NFL for those at home, the head of the CDC is warning against big gatherings, saying already covert outbreaks have occurred from football parties. I may be held in Washington.
90.3 KAZU
"bessemer" Discussed on 90.3 KAZU
"Most famously, this is the cloud business that props up the CIA. It is by far the biggest cloud company out there. I'm Jesse is also a big investor in Amazon has been there a long time. He's one of basis is longest serving trusted lieutenants and what are going to be the biggest challenges he will face a CEO. Right. The timing is interesting. Next week, Amazon faces the first major big labor paddle in the U. S. On Monday. Amazon workers and Bessemer Alabama are starting to vote on whether to join a union, which could create Amazons first unionized warehouse in America. That's one big thing. Then, Like all tech companies, Amazon is facing scrutiny for its scale its power just today. Actually, Amazon agreed to pay over $60 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission, which is accusing Amazon of Fucking essentially pocketing tips that were meant for delivery drivers and you know, big picture to your point Earlier, Amazon has grown and grown into all of these different aspect of our lives. It's a company now worth almost $2. Trillion. It employs 1.3 million people globally. It's growing very fast. It influences People's lives in so many ways. And how does that saying Go right with great increasing power comes create increasing responsibility. I'm sorry about that. But the question is, you know whether the American government or any other government my decided to hold Amazon Mork uncountable for all its influence and power in the New CEO is the person who will have to address that. Thank you, Alina. Thank you. You're listening to all things considered from.