Nationwide Amazon strike expands to Staten Island warehouse workers: 'Will not be stopped'
Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien calls on Amazon to provide better pay for its union members and 'negotiate' just days before a busy holiday rush.
Amazon workers at a warehouse on Staten Island in New York will join thousands of disgruntled workers as the strike against the retail giant entered its second day Friday.
The Teamsters said in a release «momentum continues to mount» as workers seek «fair treatment» from the online retailer.
«The Amazon Teamsters movement grows bigger and stronger every day and will not be stopped,» the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said in a statement posted on social media.
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The JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island joined thousands of Amazon workers to protest the corporation's refusal to «bargain with its workers who have chosen to unionize with the Teamsters.»
The strike came after the Teamsters said Amazon ignored the union's Dec. 15 deadline to negotiate new contracts for higher wages, better benefits and safer working conditions.
Amazon workers organized by the Teamsters strike in Skokie, Ill., during the holiday 2024 season. (Fox News / Fox News)
Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien encouraged the latest warehouse to join the strike, saying it takes «courage» to stand up against big corporations.
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«Amazon executives are cowards hiding behind lies, threats and intimidation to dodge their responsibilities to workers and the public,» he said. «It takes real courage to stand up to a corporate bully, and Amazon Teamsters are doing just that.»
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