With just over a week until Christmas, workers at four different Amazon warehouses in Southern California could go on strike.
The decision was made based on claims that the company refuses to recognize their union – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters – and will not negotiate a fair contract.
As such, the union says members working at the Palmdale, Victorville, Industry and San Bernardino warehouses have voted to authorize strikes. This comes two days after Amazon ignored a union deadline to come to the bargaining table, Teamsters representatives said.
“The corporate elitists who run Amazon are leaving workers no choice,” Teamsters Chief Executive Officer Sean M. O’Brien said in a statement. “Greedy executives are pushing thousands of hardworking Americans to the brink. Amazon rakes in more money than anyone else, they subject workers to harm and abuse time and time again, and they illegally claim not to be the rightful employer of nearly half their workforce. “
On the other hand, an Amazon representative said that Teamsters have continued to mislead the public over the past year.
“The truth is that the Teamsters have actively threatened, intimidated, and attempted to coerce Amazon employees and third-party drivers into joining their ranks, which is illegal and the subject of multiple pending unfair labor practice charges against the union,” Eileen said from Amazon. Difficult.
Teamsters represents more than 1.3 million employees in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. They are currently working to increase wages and improve benefits and working conditions.
Employees at several facilities in Illinois and New York City have also authorized similar strikes.
