Amazon workers strike across seven facilities at peak of holiday shopping season

Core Points - Amazon workers across seven facilities in New York, Georgia, California, and Illinois went on strike for better benefits, higher wages, and safer working conditions [1][2] - The strike, organized by the Teamsters union, aims to pressure Amazon to negotiate during the peak holiday shopping season [2] - Teamsters President Sean O'Brien criticized Amazon for ignoring the union's deadline for negotiations, attributing potential package delays to the company's greed [3] - Amazon responded by claiming that the Teamsters' protestors are mostly outsiders and that the union misrepresents its support among employees [3][4] - The Teamsters claim nearly 10,000 Amazon workers have joined, representing less than 1% of Amazon's workforce of 1.53 million as of December 31, 2023 [5] - Amazon has historically opposed unionization, with significant organizing efforts beginning in 2022 when Staten Island warehouse workers voted to unionize [6]