WATCH: Bernie Sanders, AOC, Sara Nelson Rally With Union Ahead of 2nd Amazon Warehouse Vote

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls on Sunday. Source: Eric Blanc on Twitter

On Sunday, ahead of an election at a second Amazon facility in Staten Island, New York, labor and political leaders rallied with Amazon Labor Union leaders with a crowd of about 100 people.

In addition to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), a “host of union heads from around the country, including Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson, American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, addressed the crowd of about 100 people outside the tech giant’s LDJ5 facility,” reported silive.com.

Eric Blanc, an incoming Assistant Professor of labor studies at Rutgers University, captured some of the rally’s speeches and posted them on Twitter.

Eric Blanc @_ericblanc

Bernie bringing down the house in support of Amazon workers 🔥🔥🔥

Eric Blanc @_ericblanc

.@AOC threatens to cut Amazon’s state subsidies if they don’t recognize the @amazonlabor union 🙏🙏🙏

Eric Blanc @_ericblanc

.@DerrickPalmer_ of @amazonlabor thanks Bernie, AOC, the community, and—above all—the workers 🙏

Eric Blanc @_ericblanc

🔥🔥🔥 from @AOC in support of @amazonlabor

Eric Blanc @_ericblanc

It’s now officially a NYC Labor rally: Teamsters have inflated the Capitalist Pig

Eric Blanc @_ericblanc

“They have the money & the control, but we have the power” —@FlyingWithSara in solidarity with @amazonlabor 🔥🔥🔥

The LDJ5 vote will run through this week and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will being counting the votes on May 2.

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