Workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, rejected unionizing by more than a 2-1 margin earlier this month, despite a surge of national support for their efforts. This followed a failed effort to get Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers recognized as employees and not contractors.
Axios Re:Cap talks to two of the organizers involved about what went wrong, legislation that might bolster the power of unions, and where organized labor goes from here.
The jury is deliberating whether or not to convict former Minneapolis police Derek Chavin over the death of George Floyd.
Presiding Judge Peter Cahill will allow the jury to deliberate every day until 7pm, and if they reach a decision after sunset, the decision will be read the following morning.