Amazon Contract Drivers Organize With Teamsters in New York
- Workers in borough of Queens are demanding contract talks
- Amazon says contract drivers are not direct employees
Sean M. O'Brien speaks during a rally with workers and union members in support of the unionization of Amazon delivery drivers in Long Beach, California, on Aug. 29.
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Hundreds of Amazon.com Inc. contract-delivery drivers at a warehouse in New York City are organizing with the Teamsters, demanding that the retail giant bargain with them over wages and working conditions.
Employees with three Amazon delivery contractors at a facility in the borough of Queens on Monday asked the company to recognize their union and start contract talks, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said in a statement. A majority of the drivers at each contractor have signed cards authorizing the union to bargain on their behalf, the Teamsters said.