Teamsters Strike Against Amazon at Multiple Sites Ahead of Holidays

With 10,000 workers set to strike, thousands of holiday packages are expected to get delayed.
Teamsters Strike Against Amazon at Multiple Sites Ahead of Holidays
Amazon workers walk the picket line outside an Amazon facility in the City of Industry, Calif., on Dec. 19, 2024. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters labor union announced the “largest strike against Amazon in American history” beginning this week—just days before Christmas and Hanukkah—after negotiations for new employee contracts fell through.

The strike was scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. EST on Dec. 16, according to a statement from the union.
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