Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien said, “These greedy executives had every opportunity to show decency and respect to the people who make their obscene profits possible.” said in a public statement“Instead, they have pushed workers to the limits and now they are paying the price. This attack is on them.”
It's been a record-breaking year for Amazon. According to the company's Q3 earnings report, profits from July to September increased by 55 percent in 2024 compared to the same period last year. one in Press release Published alongside the earnings report, Amazon Chairman and CEO Andy Jassy said the company is excited about “what we have in store for customers” for the holiday season. Report anticipated Net sales for the fourth quarter will range from $181.5 billion to $188.5 billion.
“We have seen no impact to our operations from the attack,” says Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel. “We appreciate all the great work our team does to serve our customers and communities, and are continuing to focus on getting customers their holiday orders.” Nantel also accused the Teamsters of harassing and intimidating Amazon workers.
At DBK4, located in Queens, New York, hundreds of Amazon workers marched on the sidewalk in front of the parking garage exit, sometimes verbally confronting delivery drivers who were crossing the picket line. As they waited in line to exit the parking garage, several delivery vans honked their horns in unison. Some protesting workers held placards that read, “Follow the Amazon law.” The marchers included people carrying signs representing the New York State Nurses Association and City University of New York (CUNY) students in a show of solidarity.
Meanwhile, New York Police Department officers stood on the street, sometimes yelling at and pushing workers as they moved off the sidewalk. Just after 9 a.m. ET, the NYPD arrested a delivery driver who attempted to get out of his delivery van and join the strikers just outside the parking garage. At approximately 9:50 p.m., the NYPD announced via loudspeaker that any activists who stood in the street would be arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Shortly afterward, the NYPD arrested a Teamsters organizer, although it was unclear whether they were on the street. Eventually, police set up barricades outside the garage and began organizing delivery vans individually with non-striking Amazon loss-prevention workers.