Amazon air hub workers launch campaign to form union
Amazon is expected to fight a new effort by workers at its air cargo hub in Northern Kentucky to form a union.
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Amazon is expected to fight a new effort by workers at its air cargo hub in Northern Kentucky to form a union.
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