The Teamsters union has announced that around 10,000 Amazon workers in New York City, Atlanta, California and Illinois have authorized a strike to begin this morning, as they seek better pay, safer conditions and longer breaks. The union had given Amazon a deadline of Sunday to begin negotiations, and workers at facilities voted recently to authorize a strike. Teamsters local unions are also putting up picket lines at hundreds of Amazon Fulfillment Centers nationwide, the union said in a statement on Wednesday. Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said: “If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed.” An Amazon spokesperson says the Teamsters are misleading the public and do not represent any Amazon employees, despite any claims, adding that the company doesn’t expect operations to be affected.
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