Amazon workers across seven facilities in New York, Georgia, California, and Illinois launched a strike on Thursday. They are seeking improved benefits, higher wages, and safer working conditions. The strike is organized by the Teamsters union and aims to pressure Amazon to negotiate a contract and minimize disruptions during the holiday shopping season. Teamsters President Sean O’Brien accused Amazon of ignoring a Sunday negotiation deadline, citing the company's insatiable greed as a barrier to progress. Amazon countered that the union's claims were misleading and described the protesters as almost entirely outsiders rather than employees.
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00:02Amazon workers across seven facilities in New York, Georgia, California, and Illinois
00:06launched a strike on Thursday. They are seeking improved benefits, higher wages,
00:11and safer working conditions. The strike is organized by the Teamsters Union and aims to
00:15pressure Amazon to negotiate a contract and minimize disruptions during the holiday shopping
00:20season. Teamsters President Sean O'Brien accused Amazon of ignoring a Sunday deadline for negotiations,
00:26citing the company's insatiable greed as a barrier to progress.
00:29Amazon countered that the union's claims were misleading and described the protesters
00:34as almost entirely outsiders rather than employees.
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