Hundreds of Workers Rally to Demand Fair Wages, Safe Workplace at Amazon
(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien, U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, hundreds of Teamsters and Amazon workers, labor leaders and elected officials, will rally on Thurs., Aug. 29, to demand union rights, respect, fair wages, and a safe workplace at Amazon. The "Amazon Teamsters Day of Solidarity" will be held in Long Beach starting at 3:45 p.m.
Amazon drivers and warehouse workers in California—and across the country—are building worker power by holding workplace actions and strikes, extending picket lines, and demanding Amazon recognize their Teamsters Union and bargain a union contract.
The rally comes after a groundbreaking decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last week that sets the stage for Amazon delivery drivers across the country to organize with the Teamsters. The NLRB Region 31 in California found Amazon is a joint employer of its Delivery Service Partner drivers, and therefore has a legal duty to recognize and bargain with the Teamsters Union. The NLRB also found Amazon engaged in a long list of egregious unfair labor practices at its Palmdale, Calif., facility where workers organized with Teamsters Local 396.
WHAT: | Amazon Teamsters Day of Solidarity, Rally to Support Amazon Teamsters Nationwide! |
WHEN: | Thursday, August 29, 2024, 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. PDT |
WHO: | Sean M. O'Brien, Teamsters General President |
Chris Griswold, Teamsters Joint Council 42 President | |
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-30th) | |
U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-28th) | |
Lorena Gonzalez, California Labor Federation President | |
Rex Richardson, Long Beach Mayor | |
Amazon Teamsters | |
WHERE: | Location will be provided upon RSVP request to Kara Deniz, kdeniz@teamster.org |
Street parking in front of the venue and where available, please leave ample time for parking. | |
VISUALS: | Amazon workers and Teamsters holding signs that read, "People Over Packages," "Support Amazon Teamsters," "Drivers and Warehouse Workers Unite," and "Amazon is the Employer." |
On site Contact:
Kara Deniz, (202) 497-6610
kdeniz@teamster.org
Christian Castro, (310) 857-9817
ccastro@teamstersjc42.org
/PRNewswire/ -- Aug. 29, 2024/
SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters