Amazon workers in Southern California have voted to authorize a strike amid the busy holiday delivery season.
The Teamsters union, which represents the Amazon workers in Palmdale, San Bernardino, Victorville and the City of Industry, voted in favor of the strike authorization after Amazon repeatedly refused to recognize their union and negotiate contracts.
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“The corporate elitists who run Amazon are leaving workers with no choice,” Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien said in a statement. “Greedy executives are pushing thousands of hardworking Americans to the brink. Amazon rakes in more money than anybody, they subject workers to injury and abuse at every turn, and they illegally claim not to be the rightful employer of nearly half their workforce. This rigged system cannot continue.”
The union said it gave Amazon until Dec. 15 to come to the bargaining table. Other Teamster unions in Illinois and New York have also voted to authorize strikes.