Tag: International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)

JFK8 Workers Authorize Strike, Demand Amazon Negotiate Union Contract

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The following is a press release by the Amazon Labor Union – International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1. World-Outlook is encouraging its readers to take the action the union suggests to support the workers at JFK8, Amazon’s giant fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York, as they are preparing to launch a strike demanding the company agree to negotiate a union contract.

New York Amazon Delivery Drivers Join the Teamsters in Surge of Momentum

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This article describes an accomplishment by hundreds of Amazon drivers at a delivery station in Queens, New York. A majority of these workers recently signed union authorization cards seeking representation by the Teamsters. They also marched on their employer’s offices on September 16 demanding the logistics giant recognize their union and negotiate a contract.