Amazon employees in US go on strike

On Dec. 20, Reuters reported that Amazon employees initiated a large-scale collective strike during the peak of the U.S. holiday shopping season, leading to the shutdown of seven facilities across the country. This strike is described as the largest-ever action against Amazon. Warehouse workers in cities such as New York, Atlanta, and San Francisco walked off the job during working hours to protest unfair treatment at the company.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters organized the strike, which claims to represent around 10,000 workers at ten Amazon facilities in the U.S. The employees demand that Amazon return to the negotiating table to address two key issues: improved working conditions and higher wages.

In response, Amazon stated that its extensive logistics network and contingency plans could fully mitigate any impact from the strike, assuring that operations would not be affected.

Amazon accused the Teamsters of deliberately misleading the public and threatening, intimidating, and attempting to coerce employees and third-party drivers to join the strike. Despite this, the strike has garnered significant national attention and is expected to impact Amazon's supply chain and public image negatively.

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