Amazon workers walk off job over company’s unfair labor practices

Amazon workers organizing with the Teamsters walked off the job Sunday in an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike over retaliation workers have faced for union organizing.

The strike takes place at the KSBD warehouse in San Bernardino Amazon’s largest air facility on the West Coast.

“We’re on strike to send a message to Amazon: treat your workers with the respect and dignity we deserve,” said Anna Ortega, an Amazon air hub worker organizing with the Teamsters. “Amazon is one of the most profitable companies in the world, but it consistently treats its workers like trash. We are standing up for our right to organize and to fight for a better future at Amazon.”

Workers have led numerous walkouts and strikes over Amazon’s unfair labor practices and petitioned management for higher wages, heat safety measures, and safer working conditions, among other key priorities.

“The workers now on strike have the full support of more than a million Teamsters nationwide,” said Randy Korgan, Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division. “Amazon has no respect for the wellbeing of the workers who make its profits possible, and San Bernardino workers have sent a clear message to these corporate criminals that they’ve had enough.”