Thousands of Amazon workers across the US, including four California facilities, are set to strike starting Thursday morning, just a week before Christmas. The Teamsters union is calling it the largest strike against the online retail giant, claiming Amazon has refused to bargain with its members. Amazon disputes the union's claims, alleging illegal coercion of workers.
Amazon workers at four California facilities could walk off the job in a matter of days, just a week before Christmas and Hanukkah.The Teamsters union said workers will begin striking at Amazon facilities across the country Thursday morning, including in San Francisco. The union is calling it the largest strike against the online shopping giant less than a week before Christmas. The Teamsters said the strike will begin early Thursday at 6 a.m. at several facilities.
Along with San Francisco, facilities include New York City, Atlanta, three locations in Southern California, and one in Skokie, Illinois.In addition, the Teamsters said local unions would also put up primary picket lines at hundreds of Amazon Fulfillment Centers nationwide.In a news release, the union calls it the 'largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history' and says it comes after Amazon has refused to bargain with workers organized with the Teamsters. 'If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon's insatiable greed,' said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien in a statement. 'We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do right by our members. They ignored it.' In a statement to ABC News, an Amazon spokesperson said the Teamsters have illegally coerced workers to join the union. 'For more than a year now, the Teamsters have continued to intentionally mislead the public - claiming that they represent 'thousands of Amazon employees and drivers'. They don't, and this is another attempt to push a false narrative,' Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said. 'The truth is that the Teamsters have actively threatened, intimidated, and attempted to coerce Amazon employees and third-party drivers to join them, which is illegal and is the subject of multiple pending unfair labor practice charges against the unio
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