Teamsters represents 10,000 workers across 10 Amazon facilities. The move is seen as significant given the ongoing challenges with labour organisation at major technology firms.
The decision to strike amid the peak holiday shopping season comes after Amazon failed to meet the union’s December 15 deadline to initiate negotiations regarding new contracts for higher wages and improved working conditions.
“If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s uncontrolled greed. We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do right by our members. They ignored it,“ Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said.
Responding to the strike, the Seattle-based company claimed that its employees already enjoy competitive pay, immediate health benefits, and career growth opportunities.
The company emphasised that Teamsters do not represent any Amazon employees as the National Labour Relations Board has certified only one unionised Amazon facility in Staten Island, New York, which has not yet gone on strike, despite having authorised one.
“The truth is that the Teamsters have actively threatened, intimidated, and attempted to forcefully persuade Amazon employees and third-party drivers to join them, which is illegal and is the subject of multiple pending unfair labour practice charges against the union,“ Nantel added.
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