Bernie Sanders leads delegation to Alabama to boost Amazon union drive

Democrats and even some Republicans are keen to posit their party as one that backs the working class in high-profile labor fight

A steady stream of federal lawmakers have been trickling into Alabama to cheer on workers hoping to unionize at an Amazon Inc warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, cementing the union drive as the highest profile American labor fight in recent memory.

The labor push has seen a stream of Democrats but even won the support of some Republicans who are keen to posit their party as one that backs the working class - and whose top leaders are also hostile to Amazon owner Jeff Bezos.