"Amazon workers at seven warehouses walked out Thursday morning, launching a strike ahead of the holidays after Amazon failed to meet a bargaining deadline set by the Teamsters union representing the workers.

In a press release, Teamsters declared it "the largest strike against Amazon in US history." Teamsters general president, Sean O'Brien, warned shoppers of potential delays, saying "you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed."

"We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do right by our members. They ignored it," O’Brien said. "These greedy executives had every chance to show decency and respect for the people who make their obscene profits possible. Instead, they’ve pushed workers to the limit and now they’re paying the price. This strike is on them."

The strike will impact warehouses in New York City, Atlanta, San Francisco, Southern California, and Skokie, Ill., with a looming threat that "Amazon Teamsters at other facilities are prepared to join them.""

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/amazon-faces-holiday-strike-after-refusing-to-bargain-with-warehouse-workers/

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Amazon faces holiday strike after refusing to bargain with warehouse workers

Amazon downplaying what workers declared is “largest strike” ever in the US.

Ars Technica
They did generally talk about the previous failures of a general strike, & the impracticality of it (but didn't talk of a #holidaystrike). Capitalism is built on top of consumerism, and removal of that consumerism would wake some people up, &* inject money into local communities.
Listening to @HappenHerePod with @IwriteOK episode Anti-work Part 1, through the lens of the discussions @NotYourNegro2 has been having about the #holidaystrike. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/it-could-happen-here/id1449762156
‎It Could Happen Here on Apple Podcasts

‎Society & Culture · 2021

RT @j_flisowska
It's about 30°C today in #Katowice, last day of holidays, yet #youth once again decided to come out and take part in #FridaysForFurture #holidaystrike to demand #ClimateAction. EU needs to go #climateneutral and Poland needs to go #BeyondCoal now. #CleanEnergyEU #UNCllimate #UNSG