During the key week leading up to Christmas, thousands of Amazon employees reportedly went on strike.
The action was in response to contract disputes and the company’s unwillingness to recognize the Teamsters labor union.
The action was described as the greatest strike against Amazon ever carried out by workers in the United States by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which is the union that represents members of the Amazon workforce.
It has been announced by the union that Amazon employees at facilities located all across the country would be going on strike. This includes key picket lines at hundreds of Amazon Fulfillment Centers located across the country.
Amazon warehouse workers who are not members of the union were advised by the union to respect the picket lines by not working.
Teamsters announced that employees from seven fulfillment centers located in New York City, Atlanta, San Francisco, Southern California, and Skokie, Illinois would join the picket line.
The corporation stated that it was not anticipated that the walkout would have any impact on operations, and they referred to the action as an illegal public relations ploy.
Kelly Nantel, a spokeswoman for Amazon, stated that the Teamsters union had threatened, harassed, and sought to coerce Amazon employees and third-party drivers.
She also stated that the union used threats and intimidation.
Teamsters members voted in support of allowing strike action last week, around three months after Amazon declared that it will invest approximately $2 billion toward the drivers who transport its parcels as a result of union organizing activity among workers in this category.
It was anticipated that the money would result in the average national compensation for drivers delivering packages for Amazon to reach about $22 per hour, which would be a 7% increase from the previous year’s income.
The deadline for Amazon to agree to come to the table and negotiate for a contract was determined by the union and was set for December 15th.
In the days leading up to the holiday season, Amazon’s warehouses experience the highest levels of activity.
For the three months that concluded on December 31, 2023, the firm reported revenues in North America of around $105 billion, representing a year-over-year growth of 13% that was reported.
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