Amazon Workers Stage Historic Strike Amid Labor Negotiation Deadlock

Thousands of Amazon workers at seven facilities across the U.S. are participating in what the Teamsters Union has labeled the largest strike in the company’s history. The union announced the action after Amazon failed to meet a December 15 deadline for labor agreement negotiations.

The strikes began Thursday morning at a warehouse in San Francisco, California, and six delivery stations located in southern California, New York City, Atlanta, Georgia, and Skokie, Illinois. These actions come as the union seeks to increase pressure on Amazon during the critical holiday shopping period.

Amazon, which employs 1.5 million people globally, says it does not expect the strikes to impact its operations. However, the Teamsters Union, representing nearly 10,000 Amazon workers, views this strike as a significant step in its fight for better wages, job security, and fair working conditions.

Some of the striking workers come from Staten Island’s Amazon Labor Union, which voted to unionize in 2022 and has since aligned with the Teamsters. Delivery drivers and warehouse staff from other facilities have also joined the movement.

As labor tensions grow, all eyes are on Amazon and its response to these escalating actions by the workforce.