COVENTRY, England — Warehouse workers Ceferina Floresca, left, and Garfield Hylton, second right, discuss their fight for a union at Amazon’s BHX4 facility here, with Socialist Workers Party presidential candidate Rachele Fruit, center; SWP leader Mary Martin, second from left; and Communist League member Dag Tirsén, right, Aug. 23. Floresca and Hylton wanted to learn more about the class struggle in the U.S.
Unable to attend Fruit’s London meeting, Floresca sent written greetings. The SWP candidate’s “passion for empowering workers and challenging systemic injustices resonated deeply with us,” she wrote.
The fight for a union at Amazon showed “the importance of solidarity and grassroots organizing,” Floresca wrote, “not just crucial for our current struggle but for future unionization efforts.”
“Our campaign may have faced setbacks, including the recent narrow loss in the union-recognition ballot, but our resolve remains unshaken. We are here to stay, united in our quest for dignity and respect in the workplace.”