Thousands of unionized Amazon employees in New York are threatening to go on strike next week, right in the heart of the tech giant’s busy holiday delivery season.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Friday told Amazon it has until Sunday, Dec. 15, to start negotiating or risk dealing with a strike. The union represents about 5,500 Amazon workers, with employees at the NYC warehouses previously calling for a $30 per hour wage.
“Amazon is pushing its workers closer to the picket line by failing to show them the respect they have earned,” Teamsters president Sean O’Brien told ABC News.