Teamsters announce strike against Amazon amid holiday delivery rush
The Teamsters union announced a strike against Amazon Thursday morning with workers joining picket lines in four states, in what they claim is the largest strike against the delivery giant in history.
The Teamsters union announced a strike against Amazon Thursday morning with workers joining picket lines in four states, in what they claim is the largest strike against the delivery giant in history.
The strike comes just one week before Christmas, amid the rush of last-minute holiday gift deliveries.
The strike started at 6 a.m. ET with workers from a facility in New York City, a facility in Atlanta, three in Southern California, one in San Francisco and one in Skokie, Illinois, which is located just outside of Chicago.
The Teamsters said in a press release that the work stoppage comes after Amazon “ignored” a Dec. 15 deadline set by the union to come to the bargaining table.
“If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed. We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do right by our members. They ignored it,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien said in a statement.
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