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On the recordMarch 21, 2021
Mr. Bezos, you are worth $182 billion. You`re the wealthiest person in the world. Why are you doing everything in your power to stop your workers in Bessemer, Alabama, from joining a union?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Bernie Sanders questions Jeff Bezos about his opposition to Amazon workers' unionization efforts.

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