As the Amazon union begins to affiliate with Teamsters, questions remain about strategy and worker well-being.
Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien speaks during a rally with workers and union members as part of an “Amazon Teamsters Day of Solidarity” in support of the unionization and collective bargaining of Amazon delivery drivers at the Teamsters Local 848 on August 29, 2024, in Long Beach, California.In recent years, Amazon has exemplified the relentless pursuit of profit maximization, using cutting-edge technology to streamline operations while exploiting a nonunionized workforce.
The Teamsters rushed this process for several reasons, one being to secure the agreement before Smalls left the ALU; negotiating with the reform caucus slate could have led to more challenging negotiations for the Teamsters. In this situation, thehad to take a rushed decision and decided to support the affiliation and encourage Amazon workers to vote in favor of affiliating with the Teamsters.claiming “a near-unanimous 98.3 percent in favor.
Joining a larger union is no silver bullet. The potential power of a union is not the same as its power under top-down leadership. It remains to be seen how much the Teamsters will boost or hinder organizing efforts at Amazon and how “pre-Teamsters” union organizing there can influence the Teamsters. The Amazon workers will bring in an enormous workforce to the union that, depending on its politics and organizing, could change and fundamentally challenge the union and its structure.
With all this in mind, it’s important to note that Local 1 will represent the first ALU-IBT affiliate established under the Teamsters’ constitution, likely limiting the space for constitutional discussion and other democratic demands.The ALU Reform Caucus now finds itself in a complicated situation.
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