Teamsters vow to unionize Amazon from "coast to coast"

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the largest labor unions in the country, passed a resolution with near-unanimous support from its delegates on Thursday to help unionize at Amazon. 

The resolution, which passed with 1,562 votes in favor and nine against, is a declaration of war against one of the biggest employers in America. The "Amazon Project" will now be a top priority for the 1.4 million Teamsters members as well as the groups' leadership. It also includes a commitment to fully fund the efforts for Amazon workers to collectively organize.  "What this does is it sends a message to the broader industry as a whole, to those workers, that we are here, sends a message to those communities that we're here." Randy Korgan, Teamsters' national director for Amazon, said in an interview with CBS News. "It shows that our organization is committed on every level, from coast to coast."