Amazon union authorizes strike at 2 New York warehouses

Source: The Hill

12/14/24 4:41 PM ET


Amazon’s union has authorized strikes at two facilities in New York ahead of the looming Dec. 15 negotiating deadline.

“Amazon Teamsters at two New York City facilities — JFK8 and DBK4 — have voted overwhelmingly to authorize strikes following Amazon’s illegal refusal to recognize their union and negotiate a contract addressing the company’s low wages and dangerous working conditions,” Teamsters wrote in a post on the social platform X Friday.

The strikes come after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters called on Amazon to agree to bargaining dates for a union contract by Dec. 15.

“Amazon is pushing its workers closer to the picket line by failing to show them the respect they have earned. We’ve been clear: Amazon has until December 15 to come to the table and bargain for a contract. If these white-collar criminals want to keep breaking the law, they better get ready for a fight,” Teamsters general president Sean O’Brien said in a statement included in the post.

Read more: https://thehill.com/business/5040750-amazon-union-new-york-strike/