Teamsters march on Amazon HQ, announce new push to unionize its employees
Sep 21, 2022, 7:26 AM | Updated: 11:05 am
Teamsters march outside Amazon HW in downtown Seattle on Sept. 20 (photo credit Teamsters)
(photo credit Teamsters)
Hundreds marched down 7th Avenue to Amazon corporate headquarters Tuesday behind a semi-truck emblazoned with the Teamsters’ logo. Earlier in September, the Teamsters announced the creation of a new division focused exclusively on unionization efforts for Amazon employees.
Union President Sean O’Brien helped lead the march, alongside Randy Korgan, the new director of the Teamster’s new Amazon division.
In a statement, O’Brien said the new division will give Amazon workers access to the Teamster’s nationwide network of resources.
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They don’t have any members from the company yet.
Right Now: General President Sean M. O鈥橞rien is rallying more than 1,200 outside of Amazon’s corporate headquarters in Seattle. Teamsters have a message for Bezos and his white-collar crime syndicate called Amazon: we are 1.2 million-strong, and we are coming for you!
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Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser , “We respect the rights of individuals to peacefully protest,鈥� and as we鈥檝e always said, it鈥檚 our employees鈥� choice of whether or not to join a union 鈥� it always has been.”
Many of those marching were in Seattle to attend the Teamsters’ Women’s Conference.
