Liz Bentley, president of Liz Bentley Associates, joined “Fox & Friends First” to discuss her reaction to the strikes, the impact on holiday deliveries and how Walmart is fighting theft.
Teamsters Union It warned on Thursday that holiday packages could be delayed as thousands of Amazon workers joined picket lines to fight for a fair union contract that guarantees wages, health care and safety.
However, Amazon told FOX Business that is not the case Expect any impact on operations.
Amazon teams in seven centers in Skokie, Illinois. New York City; Atlanta; San Francisco; Southern California is participating in the “largest strike” against the trillion-dollar company in U.S. history, the union said in a statement. Workers from other centers are ready to join them.
Sean M. “If your package is delayed over the holidays, you can blame Amazon's insatiable greed. We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do right by our members,” said Teamsters General President O'Brien. Ignored.” In a statement
Although the Teamsters union says it represents about 10,000 people at Amazon's 10 U.S. facilities, Amazon said it does not recognize workers' union affiliation.
Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Nantel told FOX Business in a statement that it was “an attempt to present a false narrative.”
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Team Builders continues to deliberately mislead the public – claiming they represent thousands of Amazon employees and drivers. They don't, Nantel said, adding that “Teamsters have actively threatened, intimidated and tried to get Amazon employees and third-party drivers to join them, which is illegal and the subject of multiple suspensions.” Unfair labor costs against the Union.”
Employees at the Amazon Swansea fulfillment center in Swansea, Wales, process orders on November 26, 2010. (Matt Cardi/Getty Images/Getty Images)
The strike began after team members at Amazon's DCK6 facility in San Francisco voted to authorize a strike in their fight for union recognition and a fair contract.
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The Teamsters said they have set a Dec. 15 deadline for the company to negotiate a labor agreement.
The union also claimed that more than 20 bargaining units, representing nearly 9,000 employees, had been successfully organized and that the company “threats, intimidates and coerces its workers by invading the facilities.”
Fox News' Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.