Amazon Workers On Strike Amid Busy Season

Workers authorized the strikes after Amazon ignored a Sunday deadline the union set for contract negotiations.

Amid the busy holiday season, several Amazon facilities decided to go on strike Thursday.

The move comes as an effort by the Teamsters to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement.

Workers authorized the strikes after Amazon ignored a Sunday deadline the union set for contract negotiations.

Teamsters represent around 10,000 workers at 10 Amazon facilities, but only seven went on strike Thursday with the others prepared to join the picket lines.

Amazon says it doesn’t expect an impact on its operations during what the union calls the largest strike against the company in U.S. history.