According to the union's press release, the proposed contract gives drivers the right to refuse unsafe deliveries and guarantees safe driving equipment for workers.

The unionized drivers extended their picket to an Amazon sorting facility in Mira Loma in Riverside County on Sunday. 'Amazon is a multi-billion dollar company and they do not give anything back to the drivers if you exceed your work, or if there's very high demand in package count.' UPS has made a lot of profit in the past and they give back to their drivers,' Lieb said. There's absolutely no benefits when you sign on with Amazon.

Michael Lieb, a striking driver from Palmdale who was at the action in Newark, said Thursday's picket in Newark drew a crowd of 75, between striking drivers from Palmdale, members from other Teamsters local unions, and Amazon employees in Newark who refused to cross the picket line. The union says that Amazon has refused to meet with the union and all 84 unionized workers have been terminated. The strike began last Saturday when 84 dispatchers and drivers organized with the Teamsters who deliver packages for Amazon picketed outside one of the e-commerce company's facilities in Palmdale, demanding that Amazon recognize the union and sit down at the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract. NEWARK - Striking Amazon drivers from a warehouse in Southern California came to the Bay Area on Thursday to picket outside a warehouse in Newark, citing unfair labor practices.Īccording to a press release from the Teamsters union, drivers employed by Battle Tested Strategies, a shipping and logistics company contracted to deliver packages for Amazon in Palmdale, organized in April with Teamsters Local 396, a branch of the union that represents workers at several shipping and logistics companies in the area.

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