California Amazon workers join the nationwide Teamsters strike by picketing four facilities

California Amazon workers join the nationwide Teamsters strike by picketing four facilities

Amazon workers at four California factories will join their striking colleagues on the strike line Thursday morning after a stalemate in labor negotiations.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the union that represents 10,000 Amazon workers, said Decision The lawsuit was based on allegations that the company refused to recognize its union and would not negotiate a fair wage. Starting at 3 a.m. Pacific Time, workers at two Los Angeles County facilities, one in San Bernardino County and one in San Francisco County, will picket lines outside their warehouses.

“We have given Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do the right thing for our members. They ignored it,” claimed Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien.

Following the announcement, Amazon said the Teamsters’ latest action was “another attempt to spread a false narrative” and that the union had “continued to intentionally mislead the public” by claiming it represented Amazon workers and -Driver.

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The strike will take place outside several Amazon facilities in New York, Illinois, Georgia and California.

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“The truth is that the Teamsters have actively threatened, intimidated and attempted to force Amazon employees and third-party drivers to join them, which is illegal and the subject of multiple pending unfair labor practice charges against the union,” Amazon spokeswoman Kelly said Nantel explained.

Employees at locations in Atlanta, New York City and a Chicago Suburbs will join the strike at their respective locations.

With Christmas just a week away, it is unclear how the strike will impact consumers.

“What we have learned from the pandemic is that any potential disruption can impact the entire supply chain,” said USC Associate Professor Juan De Lara.

De Lara is studying warehouse jobs, labor and unions at university.

“It might be that they can handle it and there won’t be any problems,” he said. “It could be that a small part of their supply chain is disrupted, which has far-reaching implications and could be catastrophic for the company.”

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