The Awood Center, a dynamic workers’ center rooted in Minnesota’s East African community, provided support. Organized by three Somali women – Hibaq Mohamed, Nimo Hirad, and Safiyo Mohamed – the Shakopee workers, many of whom are East African immigrants, chose to walk out on Prime Day, one of Amazon’s busiest shopping days of the year.
We support Amazon workers across the country, along with labor from many sectors, who are organizing to assert their rights and make clear the harm that the extractive economy and companies like Amazon cause workers and the planet. MN350 supported this strike by Amazon workers because working people have the right to earn a living wage, have affordable healthcare, join a union, and have access to clean air and water, no matter where they live, where they’re from or where they work. Joining the workers were members of the Amazon Employees for Climate Justice group from Seattle, supporters from several local unions, elected officials, and many activist organizations, including MN350. We are protecting ourselves and saying our safety comes first.On July 15, dozens of workers at the Amazon fulfillment center warehouse in Shakopee staged a one-day strike to protest working conditions. "I've felt dizzy and dehydrated, but if I take a break, I'll get a call asking why I'm behind on deliveries. "The back of an Amazon van feels like an oven in the summer," said Cecilia Porter, an Amazon Teamster driver. Due to the total control that Amazon exerts over its DSPs, making the contract's protections a reality will require an overhaul of Amazon's exploitative labor practices. Their union contract guarantees the rights of workers to drive safe equipment and refuse unsafe deliveries.
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"This community deserves good jobs, and we are all on the picket line today to fight for them."Īmazon drivers organized with the Teamsters over concerns for their safety in extreme temperatures, which regularly exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit during Palmdale summers. "Amazon is attacking these 84 Teamsters and the whole community of Palmdale with its exploitative practices," said Victor Mineros, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 396. We are sending a message to Amazon that violating worker rights will no longer be business as usual." "Workers are on strike today because the only thing this corporate criminal cares about is profits. "Amazon has no respect for the rule of law, the health of its workers, or the livelihood of their families," said Randy Korgan, Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division. Instead, Amazon has engaged in dozens of unfair labor practices in violation of federal labor law. Despite the absolute control it wields over BTS and workers' terms and conditions of employment, Amazon has refused to recognize and honor the union contract. Shortly thereafter, the workers also negotiated and ratified a union contract with BTS, the first agreement covering workers in Amazon's massive delivery network. We are holding Amazon accountable for our safety on the job."ĭelivery drivers and dispatchers at Amazon's Delivery Service Partner (DSP), Battle-Tested Strategies (BTS), organized a union with Teamsters Local 396 in Los Angeles in April. "We will not stand by while Amazon breaks the law. "We know Amazon's massive profits are only possible thanks to our labor," said Jesus Gutierrez, an Amazon driver. This is the first strike by Amazon drivers in the U.S. PALMDALE, Calif., J/PRNewswire/ - Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers went on strike today to demand the e-commerce giant stop its unfair labor practices and bargain with the Teamsters Union to address low pay and dangerous working conditions. Drivers and Dispatchers Demand Amazon Bargain over Working Conditions
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