Amazon Workers Plan to Strike at Numerous US Warehouses in Late 2024
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December 19, 2024
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Thousands of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) workers will leave their posts at 6:00 a.m. ET Thursday, Dec. 19, (7:00 p.m. Thursday in Singapore) after Amazon failed to negotiate with the labor union.
Union workers at plants in New York City, Skokie, Illinois, Atlanta, San Francisco, and southern California will participate in the picket rally for contracts that guarantee better wages and working conditions, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said.
The Teamsters union represents roughly 10,000 workers at 10 American plants who make up about 1% of Amazon's fixed-wage workforce.
The union had set a deadline of Sunday (December 15) for Amazon to have negotiations. Workers have recently agreed to a strike. The union said on Wednesday (December 18) that Teamsters' local unions are organizing major picket lines at Amazon's Fulfillment Centers across the US.
The strike could interrupt deliveries of massive Amazon's orders at year-end. However, Amazon's multiple warehouses and distribution stations in New York might ensure fast same-day delivery.
Amazon did not immediately respond to questions about a potential strike.
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