LOS ANGELES − Amazon workers in Southern California represented by the Teamsters union authorized a strike at four warehouses, days after strikes were authorized in New York and Illinois.þþThe strike authorizations, announced in a Tuesday press release, cover Teamsters workers at warehouses in the City of Industry, San Bernandino, Victorville and Palmdale. The authorizations allow for strikes to take place but does not guarantee they will happen.þþTeamsters said that Amazon had failed to meet a Dec. 15 deadline to come to the negotiating table and threatened ÿlarge-scale labor actions at a critical time of year.ÿþþÿWe know how important our air hub is to Amazon’s operations,” said Tobias Cheng, a worker at the KSBD air hub in San Bernardino said in the press release. ÿIf Amazon forces a strike, it might have a serious impact on customers throughout the region and beyond.ÿþþAmazon has repeatedly refused to recognize the union and said in a statement to USA TODAY that the strike is not a legitimate representation of its workers.þþHoliday deals: Shop this season’s top products and sales curated by our editors.þþÿFor more than a year now, the Teamsters have continued to intentionally mislead the public – claiming that they represent ‘thousands of Amazon employees and drivers’,ÿ Eileen Hands, a company spokesperson said. ÿThey don’t, and this is another attempt to push a false narrative.ÿþþ
Source: usatoday.com
