Thousands of Teamsters union workers will strike at Amazon facilities across the country on Thursday, demanding better working conditions and the right to bargain collectively. The strike, which the union calls the 'largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history,' comes after Amazon reportedly refused to engage in negotiations.
Teamsters union workers will begin striking at Amazon facilities across the country Thursday morning in what the union calls the 'largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history'. The Teamsters said the strike will begin early Thursday at several facilities, including in New York City, Atlanta, three locations in Southern California, one in San Francisco and one in Skokie, Illinois.
In addition, the Teamsters said local unions would also put up primary picket lines at hundreds of Amazon Fulfillment Centers nationwide. The Teamsters said the strike comes after Amazon has refused to bargain with workers organized with the Teamsters. 'If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon's insatiable greed,' said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien in a statement. 'We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do right by our members. They ignored it.' In a statement to ABC News, an Amazon spokesperson said the Teamsters have illegally coerced workers to join the union. 'For more than a year now, the Teamsters have continued to intentionally mislead the public – claiming that they represent 'thousands of Amazon employees and drivers'. They don't, and this is another attempt to push a false narrative,' Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said
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