An attendee holds a Support Amazon Teamsters sign during a rally with workers and union members as part of an"Amazon Teamsters Day of Solidarity" in support of the unionization and collective bargaining of Amazon delivery drivers at the Teamsters Local 848 on August 29, 2024, in Long Beach, California.
We, the workers at the JFK8 Amazon Fulfillment Center, have authorized the Amazon Labor Union-IBT Local 1 and the Teamsters Amazon National Negotiating Committee to call a ULP strike if Amazon doesn’t meet its legal obligation to bargain by Dec. 15.Rank-and-file members said their demands are reasonable, especially as the company — owned by the world’s second-richest man, Jeff Bezos — continues to rake in massive profits year after year as one of the world’s largest companies.
“Driving for Amazon is tough,” said Luc Rene, a driver who works out of DBK4. “What’s even tougher is fighting a mega-corporation that constantly breaks the law and games the system. But we won’t give up.” , “would hit them where it hurts. The scale of the strike would be unprecedented, including the major hubs of New York and San Bernadino, California.”Amazon now has a workforce of over 700,000, making it the largest employer of warehouse workers in the nation. If a contract is won at these initial 20 bargaining units, it has the potential to impact working conditions for thousands of workers, and inspire union organizing efforts at Amazon facilities across the country.
“Amazon delivery drivers and warehouse workers deserve decent wages, benefits and working conditions — and the right to form a union,”Sanders. “I strongly support the thousands of Amazon workers who will go on strike tomorrow if Amazon doesn’t end its illegal union busting.” As journalists, we have a responsibility to look at hard realities and communicate them to you. We hope that you, like us, can use this information to prepare for what’s to come.