Biden Urges Workers to ‘Make Your Voice Heard’ as Amazon Employees Vote on Union

Biden Urges Workers to ‘Make Your Voice Heard’ as Amazon Employees Vote on Union
President Joe Biden speaks to the media as he departs for Wilmington, Delaware, from White House in Washington, on Feb. 27, 2021. Joshua Roberts/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden defended workers’ rights to form unions and warned against intimidation of workers in a video posted on Twitter on Sunday night, as Amazon.com employees in Alabama vote on whether to unionize.

Biden didn’t mention Amazon, but specifically referenced “workers in Alabama” in the video and a tweet introducing it. He said every worker should have a free and fair choice to join a union, and no employer could take that away. “It’s your right ... So make your voice heard,” he said.