Amazon Warehouse Workers Across US Strike Ahead of Holiday Rush

“These greedy executives have every opportunity to show decency and respect to those who enable them to reap their ill-gotten profits,” said Teamsters General Manager Sean M. O’Brien. stated in a public statement. “Instead, they pushed workers to the limit and now they are paying the price. This strike is against them.

It’s been a record-breaking year for Amazon. According to the company’s third-quarter earnings report, profits from July to September up 55% Compared to the same period last year, 2024. in a Press release Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy said during the earnings release that the company was “excited about what we have in store for customers” during the holidays. Report expected Fourth-quarter net sales will be between $181.5 billion and $188.5 billion.

“We have not seen any impact from the strike on our operations,” Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said. “We thank all of our teams for the great work they do serving our customers and communities and remain focused on delivering holiday orders to our customers.” Nantel also accused the truckers of harassing and intimidating Amazon employees.

At DBK4 in Queens, New York, hundreds of Amazon employees marched on the sidewalk in front of the parking lot exit, at times engaging in verbal confrontations with delivery drivers who were crossing the picket line. Dozens of delivery trucks honked their horns in unison as they waited in line to pull out of the parking lot. Some protesting workers held signs that read “Amazon follows the law.” Some of the marchers came out in support holding signs representing the New York State Association of Nurse Practitioners and CUNY students.

Meanwhile, NYPD officers stood in the street, sometimes yelling at and pushing workers as they walked off the sidewalk. Just after 9 a.m. ET, the New York Police Department arrested a delivery driver who tried to get out of his delivery truck outside a parking lot to join the strikers. At around 9:50 a.m., the New York Police Department announced over a loudspeaker that any workers standing in the road would be arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Shortly after, the NYPD arrested a Teamsters organizer, but it’s unclear if they were on the street. Eventually, police set up barricades outside the garage and began organizing delivery trucks themselves alongside non-strike Amazon loss prevention workers.