'We Are Coming for You!': Teamsters Union Rallies Outside Amazon Headquarters

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/09/20/we-are-coming-you-teamsters-union-rallies-outside-amazon-headquarters

'We Are Coming for You!': Teamsters Union Rallies Outside Amazon Headquarters

More than 1,000 members of the Teamsters union and allies turned out Tuesday in downtown Seattle to stand in solidarity with Amazon workers and to denounce the tech titan's "union-busting tactics and dangerous labor practices."

In a rally coinciding with this week's Teamsters Women's Conference in Seattle, demonstrators gathered outside Amazon's headquarters in the northwestern city holding signs with messages including "Amazon Hurts Workers," "Organize Amazon," and "Stop Union-Busting."

A tweet by the union explained that its members "are taking action at Amazon HQ, fighting for more workplace protections in the warehouse and logistics industry, and defending workers from the unchecked exploitation of one of the world's most dangerous employers."

"It's time to hold the white-collar crime syndicate known as Amazon accountable," Teamsters added.

Sean M. O'Brien, general president of the 1.2 million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said at the rally that "Amazon should be afraid—the Teamsters are here standing shoulder-to-shoulder with so many communities demanding change."

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1. If ever an outfit needed a strong dose of unions, it's Amazon. n/t