Amazon workers at a warehouse on Staten Island in New York will join thousands of disgruntled workers as the strike against the retail giant entered its second day Friday.
The Teamsters said in a release “momentum continues to mount” as workers seek “fair treatment” from the online retailer.
“The Amazon Teamsters movement grows bigger and stronger every day and will not be stopped,” the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said in a statement posted on social media.
TEAMSTERS UNION LAUNCHES HISTORIC NATIONWIDE STRIKE AGAINST AMAZON: ‘PAYING THE PRICE’
The JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island joined thousands of Amazon workers to protest the corporation’s refusal to “bargain with its workers who have chosen to unionize with the Teamsters.”
The strike came after the Teamsters said Amazon ignored the union’s Dec. 15 deadline to negotiate new contracts for higher wages, better benefits and safer working conditions.
Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien encouraged the latest warehouse to join the strike, saying …