Teamsters Strike Against Amazon Ends, But They Caution, Stay Tuned

Thousands of Amazon employees have called off their days-long walkout, the Teamsters union announced. However, tensions still exist, and the union says that its work is far from done.

A union representative said in a statement that there is no doubt that the Teamsters will never give up and that workers will never stop fighting for their rights at Amazon. Remain attentive.

Late last week, during the peak of the holiday package season, thousands of Amazon delivery drivers in a few states went on strike. The walkout ended on Christmas Eve . At least 200 facilities around the country were the site of Teamsters protests, but only nine of them-from Queens, New York, to San Francisco-had striking employees.

Amazon has maintained that the halt had no impact on any of its deliveries or operations.

Less than 1 of Amazons US workforce, or 7,000 employees nationwide, are allegedly represented by the union. Amazon employs 740,000 people across 1,000 warehouses and distribution centres, making it the second-largest private employer in the country.