Thousands of delivery drivers working for Amazon's third-party contractors are now on strike, the new York Times reportsThe workers are striking after “Amazon's repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain with the thousands of Amazon workers organized with the Teamsters.” A Teamsters Press Release,
The Teamsters say workers are picketing Amazon warehouses from Atlanta, New York City, San Francisco, Southern California and Skokie, Illinois, with other Amazon Teamsters “ready to join them.” “Teamsters local unions are also setting up preliminary picket lines at hundreds of Amazon fulfillment centers across the country.”
The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint against Amazon earlier this year, saying that Amazon and its third-party contractors are joint employers of delivery drivers and that it “has no legal right to recognize and bargain with the Teamsters union.” It is a duty”. Another Teamsters press release,
For over a year now, the Teamsters have continued to knowingly mislead the public – claiming they represent 'thousands of Amazon workers and drivers.' They don't, and this is another attempt to push a false narrative. The truth is that the Teamsters have actively attempted to intimidate, threaten, and coerce Amazon employees and third-party drivers to join them, which is illegal and the subject of multiple pending unfair labor practice charges against the union. Is.
Update, December 19:Added that Amazon sent us a statement.