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Strikes during busy periods like the holidays can help unions exercise leverage during negotiations or garner support from sympathetic consumers. WASHINGTON — Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to […]
The union has mainly focused on organizing delivery drivers, which the company says are not its workers because they are directly employed by contractors Amazon recruited to handle package deliveries. That type of setup gives the Amazon more cover from unionization attempts in an industry — transportation and trucking — that’s dominated by the Teamsters. However, the union […]
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PCMag: Amazon employees are striking after the online retail giant missed a deadline to begin negotiations for a union contract. Roughly 10,000 employees have gone on strike as of Dec. 19. Workers are forming picket lines in New York City, Atlanta, Southern California, San Francisco, and Skokie, IL. […]
Some members of the workers’ union representing more than 10,000 baristas at Starbucks in the United States have begun a five-day strike at stores in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, citing unresolved issues over wages, staffing and schedules. The strike, which started on Friday, is the latest in a series of labour actions in the […]
Starbucks employees will strike on Friday in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle, escalating labor tensions during the pre-Christmas rush. The strike, organized by Starbucks Workers United, targets improved pay and conditions following stalled negotiations. The action coincides with an Amazon walkout, amplifying holiday season disruptions. Source link
There are strikes at Amazon warehouses in seven locations, including some major cities. Here’s how it could impact holiday orders. When it comes to timing their strike to make an impact, the Teamsters couldn’t have picked a better one. The union has launched strikes against seven Amazon warehouses—and with Christmas less than a week away, […]
Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in Missoula are picketing Thursday at the Amazon warehouse in Missoula. The workers are Missoula union members joining the national strike in solidarity with local Amazon employees and drivers who work for third parties who are considering signing union cards, a Teamsters spokesperson said. The Teamsters allege Amazon […]
Amazon does not expect an impact on its operations as unions represent only 1% of the retailer’s workforce. Amazon.com workers at seven U.S. facilities walked off the job early on Thursday during the holiday shopping rush, aiming to pressure the retailer into contract talks with their union. Source link
NEW YORK (WABC) — The Teamsters union launched a strike against Amazon that began Thursday morning, and it includes multiple facilities in California, in addition to facilities in New York, Illinois and Georgia. The union says thousands of Amazon workers walked off the job at 6 a.m., right in the middle of the busy holiday […]
Starbucks’ biggest workers union on Tuesday went forward to authorize a nationwide strike. It said that the coffee chain had not settled hundreds of unfair labor practice cases. Starbucks said that the union considering a strike was “disappointing.” Starbucks Workers United, the coffee chain’s largest union, said workers have authorized a nationwide strike. The union, […]