Thousands of Amazon Workers Strike in Largest U.S. Protest Against Company

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Thousands of Amazon workers, organized under the Teamsters union, have gone on strike at seven facilities across the United States, marking the largest strike against the e-commerce giant in American history. The workers are demanding higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. Teamsters claims to represent 10,000 Amazon workers, but the company denies this, alleging the union is engaging in illegal activities to coerce employees. Amazon stated it does not expect any operational disruptions.

Thousands of Amazon workers organized under the Teamsters union went on strike at 6 a.m. Thursday after the company's "repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain."Amazon Teamsters at seven facilities in Skokie, Illinois; New York City, Atlanta, San Francisco and Southern California are participating in the "largest strike" against the trillion-dollar company in American history, the union said in a news release. Workers at other facilities are prepared to join them.

"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," Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said in the release.He continued: "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.

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