Unionized Amazon workers at two New York warehouses gave their leaders the authority to call a strike as soon as next week, threatening a work stoppage unless the e-commerce giant comes to the bargaining table.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters gave Amazon a Dec. 15 deadline to begin negotiating in earnest or face a strike of at least 5,500 workers just 10 days before Christmas, the group said Friday.
“We’ve been clear: Amazon has until December 15 to come to the table and bargain for a contract,” Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said in a statement. “If these white-collar criminals want ...
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