“How you doin’?” asked the tall, lean stranger behind the pale blue surgical mask.
He was standing outside the main entrance to Amazon’s Bessemer fulfillment center this afternoon, holding a sign up for cars leaving the complex. The sign read, “Remember Mail Your Yes Ballot.” Occasionally, he gave a wave as the sun went down behind him.
“Hey, you know who that is?” one person told a driver. “That’s Danny Glover!”
“Stay strong!” Glover said, giving a thumbs up. The actor was in Bessemer this afternoon showing his support for workers looking to organize at the warehouse. A mail-in vote began earlier this month among more than 5,000 employees at the center to see if they want representation by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).