Amazon workers are striking across the country.
The strike began at seven delivery hubs on Thursday and was organized by the Teamsters union.
The Union says that it started the strike because Amazon has refused to negotiate with them.
An inflatable rat is on display as workers picketing in front of an Amazon Logistic Station on December 19, 2024 in Skokie Illinois.© Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images
Being a delivery driver for Amazon sucks.
The drivers every move is monitored by cameras and cataloged by draconian performance metrics.
Worse, Amazon driverswho work in Amazon-branded trucks and wear Amazon-branded outfitsarent considered employees by the company.
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Conditions are bad and the strikes have been building for a while.
Today, Teamsters from coast to coast launched the largest strike against Amazon in American history.
The Amazon Teamsters movement grows bigger and stronger every day and will not be stopped.
They also arrested a driver and a teamster organizer during the protest.
The charge?Disrupting traffic.
They say the nationwide strike started at 6 a.m. this morning.
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