Thursday ko hazaron Amazon workers ne strike par chala gaya |
Thursday ko Teamsters union ke members ne Amazon ke against strike ki shuruat ki thi, aur ye strike ab 6 facilities tak phailne wali hai, jo 4 states mein hai.
Amazon ne kaha ki unke operations ko union ke actions se koi farak nahi padega. Teamsters ka kehna hai ki wo 7,000 Amazon workers ko represent karte hain, lekin ye company ke US workforce ka 1% bhi nahi hai.
Teamsters ke General President Sean O’Brien ne kaha, “Agar aapka package holidays ke dauran late ho jata hai, to Amazon ki lalchi greed ko blame karo. Humne Amazon ko clear deadline di thi ki wo humare members ke liye sahi kaam kare, lekin unhone isse ignore kiya.”
Pehla strike Queens ke facility par 6 AM ET ko shuru hua, uske baad Skokie, Illinois ke workers ne bhi join kiya.
Driver Luke Cianciotto ne reporters se baat karte hue kaha, “Hum basic benefits aur zaroori cheezein maang rahe hain jo industry standard hai. Humare paas Christmas ke liye presents bhi nahi hain, kyunki Amazon mein kaam karte hue humare wages aur hours itne nahi hain ki aaj ki economy mein hum apna khayal rakh sakein.”
Union ne Amazon ke profits ko point out kiya, jo pichle kuch saalon mein bhadhe hain. Amazon ne 2024 ke pehle 9 mahine mein $39.2 billion ka net income report kiya, jo 2023 ke same period se zyada hai.
Ash’shura Brooks, ek aur driver, ne kaha, “Ab hum packages aur profits se zyada logon ko priority denge.”
Strike wale locations par union ka kehna hai ki wo drivers ko represent karte hain jo Amazon ke contractor ke liye kaam karte hain. Union ke hisaab se NLRB ke rule ke tehat unhe joint employers maana jaa sakta hai — dono delivery service aur Amazon ko. Lekin Amazon aur doosre business groups is rule ko challenge kar rahe hain.
Amazon ke spokesperson Kelly Nantel ne kaha, “Teamsters koi Amazon employees ko represent nahi karte hain, ye pura narrative ek PR play hai.”
Brooks aur Cianciotto ne kaha ki Amazon ka yeh kehna ki wo Amazon ke employees nahi hain, galat hai, kyunki wo Amazon ke vests pehente hain aur Amazon vans mein kaam karte hain.
Strike ke baad, President-elect Trump jab NLRB ke liye business-friendly General Counsel aur board members appoint karenge, tab ye joint employer rule khatam ho sakta hai.
Teamsters ke representatives ka kehna hai ki Amazon unki union ko recognize nahi kar raha hai, aur workers ne Amazon ke kai facilities pe join karne ke liye cards sign kiye hain. Lekin Amazon isse accept karne ko tayar nahi hai.
Amazon Labor Union ne Staten Island facility par April 2022 mein vote jeeta tha, lekin Amazon us vote ko court mein challenge kar raha hai.
Strike ke liye announced facilities mein Atlanta, San Francisco, Victorville, aur City of Industry, California bhi shamil hain.
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