Hundreds of New York City drivers have joined the union in hopes of better pay and working conditions. The union says a majority of drivers from each of three delivery service partners (DSPs) working at a Queens warehouse have signed authorization cards.
According to a amazon-drivers-in-queens-new-york-join-teamsters-union/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Teamsters press release;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>Drivers have been organizing for a year to ensure fair pay, consistent schedules, reasonable workloads and adequate pay for the trucks they maintain. amazon-workers-strike-warehouse-2023/14157899/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:walked off the job last December;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> as part of a nationwide protest against alleged unfair labor practices and amazon's union-busting efforts.
At least on paper, union membership should give drivers more power to pressure amazon to improve their working conditions. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the company will cooperate. The amazon Workers Union, one of the company’s intra-company unions in the United States, has yet to secure a union contract. The group .
However, the union has had some success on behalf of amazon workers. Last month, a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board amazon-delivery-drivers-nlrb-employees-teamsters” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:determined;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> amazon is a co-employer of some third-party drivers in Palmdale, California. The Teamsters hope the finding will set a precedent for other DSP drivers elsewhere. The Queens drivers are the first amazon workers to organize with the Teamsters following that decision.
