Workers to Strike $2
Trillion Corporation Nationwide on
Thursday
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters will launch the
largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history beginning at
6 a.m. EST on Thurs., Dec. 19. The
nationwide action follows Amazon's repeated refusal to follow the
law and bargain with the thousands of Amazon workers who organized
with the Teamsters.
"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. "These greedy executives had every chance to show
decency and respect for the people who make their obscene profits
possible. Instead, they've pushed workers to the limit and now
they're paying the price. This strike is on them."
Workers will join the picket line from DBK4 in New York City; DGT8 in Atlanta; DFX4, DAX5, and DAX8 in Southern California; DCK6 in San Francisco; and DIL7 in Skokie, Ill. Amazon Teamsters at other
facilities are prepared to join them.
Teamsters local unions are also putting up primary picket lines
at hundreds of Amazon Fulfillment Centers nationwide. Amazon
warehouse workers and drivers without collective bargaining
agreements have the legal right to honor these picket lines by
withholding their labor.
"What we're doing is historic," said Leah Pensler, a warehouse worker at DCK6 in
San Francisco. "We are fighting
against a vicious union-busting campaign, and we are going to
win."
Amazon is the second-largest corporation on the Fortune 500
list. Despite being worth more than $2
trillion, the company fails to pay its workers enough to
make ends meet.
"Amazon is one of the biggest, richest corporations in the
world," said Gabriel Irizarry, a
driver at DIL7 in Skokie, Ill.
"They talk a big game about taking care of their workers, but when
it comes down to it, Amazon does not respect us and our right to
negotiate for better working conditions and wages. We can't even
afford to pay our bills."
Nearly 10,000 Amazon workers have mobilized a movement and
joined the Teamsters. They are fighting for higher wages, better
benefits, and safer conditions at work.
"I've seen the Teamsters win big battles," said Dia Ortiz, a worker at DBK4 in New York. "We're ready to do what it takes to
win this one."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto
Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information.
Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook
at Facebook.com/teamsters.
Contact:
Kara Deniz,
kdeniz@teamster.org
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SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters