Striking Amazon Workers in NYC Met with Police Crackdown as Labor Action Spreads Across U.S.

Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers and delivery drivers at seven facilities across four states New York, Georgia, California and Illinois are entering a second day of a historic strike after taking to the picket lines Thursday. It comes after Amazon refused to bargain a fair contract as workers demand higher wages, better benefits and safer working conditions. The Teamsters described it as the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history. President Sean O’Brien said in a statement, “If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed.”