Stand with Diedre, a union organizer fired from Amazon

Diedre King was fired from Amazon this month and is in urgent need of funds to cover her living expenses while she seeks reinstatement.

Diedre worked at Amazon’s RDU1 facility in Garner, NC for over four years. During that time, her employee record was pristine. She never received as much as a write-up from Amazon. Despite the challenges inherent to working at Amazon, Diedre is known for bringing a positive attitude to every shift. Diedre repeatedly advocated for her coworkers with management and assisted them in navigating Amazon HR.

Diedre is a union organizer with C.A.U.S.E. (Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment), an organization founded and led by Amazon workers in North Carolina.

Diedre is an active, dedicated, and visible member of C.A.U.S.E.’s Organizing Committee. She represented the union at key events across the U.S., including Labor Notes 2024. In the months leading up to the union election, Diedre could be seen wearing her union shirt to work, handing out flyers, and dishing out food at union gatherings.

In December 2024, C.A.U.S.E. made national headlines when they filed for a union election at RDU1. After the filing, Amazon ramped up their union-busting efforts, installing televisions inside the warehouse that played anti-union propaganda 24/7, requiring workers to attend captive audience meetings, and even firing the union’s president.

During the union election, management sent Diedre home on a disciplinary leave after falsely accusing her of slapping a coworker. A month later, she received notice that she had been terminated.

With the support of her union, Diedre plans to fight this retaliation by filing an unfair labor practice charge and seeking reinstatement. But that is a long process, and Diedre has bills and living expenses to cover now.

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