{"id":581804,"date":"2023-07-08T02:39:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T23:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/teamsters-ups-battle-may-be-just-a-warmup-for-future-amazon-fight-experts-say\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T02:39:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T23:39:21","slug":"teamsters-ups-battle-may-be-just-a-warmup-for-future-amazon-fight-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teamsters-ups-battle-may-be-just-a-warmup-for-future-amazon-fight-experts-say\/","title":{"rendered":"#Teamsters, UPS battle may be just a warmup for future Amazon fight, experts say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a224a8080b4c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a224a8080b4c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teamsters-ups-battle-may-be-just-a-warmup-for-future-amazon-fight-experts-say\/#Is_Amazon_the_next_Teamster_target\" >Is Amazon the next Teamster target?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teamsters-ups-battle-may-be-just-a-warmup-for-future-amazon-fight-experts-say\/#Talks_have_taken_a_complicated_route\" >Talks have taken a complicated route<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teamsters-ups-battle-may-be-just-a-warmup-for-future-amazon-fight-experts-say\/#Amazon_remains_a_tough_nut_for_unions_to_crack\" >Amazon remains a tough nut for unions to crack<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teamsters-ups-battle-may-be-just-a-warmup-for-future-amazon-fight-experts-say\/#Push_for_new_contract_creating_war_of_words_between_sides\" >Push for new contract creating war of words between sides<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teamsters-ups-battle-may-be-just-a-warmup-for-future-amazon-fight-experts-say\/#Teamsters_Amazon_have_tussled_before\" >Teamsters, Amazon have tussled before<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Talks between the United Parcel Service and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters may have the added complication of union leaders taking a harder line in an effort to attract workers at retail giant Amazon, sources said this week.<\/p>\n<p>The Teamsters and UPS are in heated negotiations over a new contract, with a Teamster strike authorized by union membership if UPS fails to deliver a new pact before their current deal expires July 31. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Such a protest would be the largest single-company strike in decades; the union last walked off the job at UPS in 1997 for a 15-day strike that snarled the package supply chain worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>But talks between the Teamsters, who represent about 340,000 UPS workers, and the company collapsed Wednesday despite <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing to have reached a deal days earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Each side blamed the other for walking away after marathon Independence Day negotiations failed to yield an agreement despite signs of early progress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n        A major UPS strike is looming \u2014 here\u2019s what that means for your packages<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Amazon_the_next_Teamster_target\"><\/span>Is Amazon the next Teamster target?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The continued pressure being put on the company may be part of a push by Teamsters <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> President Sean O\u2019Brien to showcase the union\u2019s political clout, sources watching the negotiations told The Hill, complicating efforts to reach a deal.<\/p>\n<p>Experts said they believe any new five-year contract negotiated between the Teamsters and UPS could send a signal to workers at Amazon that the union is ready to work for them, seeing an overlap in the kinds of jobs both companies offer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n        FROM THE WEEKEND: UPS reaches deal that lowers chances of nationwide Teamsters strike<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cClearly, this is a union that has deep roots in warehousing and logistics, distribution, Amazon-type of work. And they have ambitions, I think, to try to organize workers in this industry, among them Amazon,\u201d Bob Bussel, director of the Labor Education and Research Center at the University of Oregon, told The Hill.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe result of this, if they\u2019re recognizable gains for workers as a result of collective action that the union really can deliver, is that will send a very powerful signal to workers at Amazon and workers at other places that there\u2019s a powerful union that\u2019s really prepared to take collective action and effective action on their behalf,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4084283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Unions-UPS_070723_AP23187486168377.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub><em>UPS workers \u201cpractice picket\u201d at Teamsters Local 804, outside of a UPS facility on Thursday, July 6, 2023  in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Contract negotiations between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of the company\u2019s workers broke down early Wednesday with each side blaming the other for walking away from talks. (AP Photo\/Brittainy Newman)<\/em><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Talks_have_taken_a_complicated_route\"><\/span>Talks have taken a complicated route<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite multiple sessions of high pressure talks throughout last weekend \u2014 and repeated threats of strike that could paralyze part of the supply chain \u2014 the union said that concessions made so far had faltered on compensation issues.<\/p>\n<p>UPS drivers make $18.05 an hour\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/UPS\/salaries\/Delivery-Driver\/Arkansas\">in Arkansas<\/a>, $17.63\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/UPS\/salaries\/Delivery-Driver\/Oklahoma\">in Oklahoma<\/a>, and $21.02\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/UPS\/salaries\/Delivery-Driver\/Connecticut\">in Connecticut<\/a>, according to Indeed.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>UPS made $11.5 billion in net income in 2022 as profits exceeded\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/ups-stock-sinks-as-revenue-surprisingly-falls-while-profit-tops-expectations-01675163499?mod=mw_quote_news&amp;mod=article_inline\">fourth-quarter expectations<\/a>. 2022 operating profits hit more than $13 billion for an operating margin of 13 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the company increased its shareholder dividend by 6.6 percent to $1.62 per share and announced a new\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/news\/3929703-ups-raises-dividend-by-66-to-162-approves-new-5b-buyback-program\">stock buyback program<\/a>\u00a0worth $5 billion,  money the company could alternatively spend on its labor force.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about $100 billion dollars that UPS made. It\u2019s embarrassing for them [UPS] when there are part-timers, who provide the goods and services, load those trucks and sacrifice time at home, are living in subsidized housing or are maybe on the food stamps program. It\u2019s embarrassing for them,\u201d O\u2019Brien said on MSNBC\u2019s \u201cMorning Joe\u201d on Friday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Thus far, both sides have had setbacks in negotiations, but many experts believed earlier this week that a national strike had been almost completely averted on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when the Teamsters and UPS said they\u2019d struck a tentative deal on some of the biggest sticking points thus far, including a set of changes to the company\u2019s wage system and a new holiday schedule as part of a larger bid for improved working conditions.<\/p>\n<p>UPS and the Teamsters agreed to nix a dual-wage system for delivery drivers, make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday and other changes the union said would end \u201cforced overtime on drivers\u2019 days off.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Teamsters also put out a statement vowing progress on \u201ceconomic\u201d issues like \u201chigher wages\u201d and others, as worker press for a greater share of the company\u2019s high profits.<\/p>\n<p>Last week\u2019s progress added to a host of \u201cnon-economic\u201d issues both sides say they\u2019ve agreed to, including heat-mitigation efforts like agreeing to air conditioning in certain newly purchased trucks in hotter areas beginning next year.<\/p>\n<p>The tentative deal appeared to signal a breakthrough in talks between the union and UPS after the group threatened a strike would be \u201cimminent\u201d last week amid disagreements over the economic portion of the new five-year contract.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>UPS set company records for profits in the last two years, as online shopping soared during the pandemic. The company had a market cap north of $150 billion on early Friday.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amazon_remains_a_tough_nut_for_unions_to_crack\"><\/span><strong>Amazon remains a tough nut for unions to crack<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ongoing negotiations arrive at a critical time for the Teamsters as they work to gain ground at Amazon, where unionization efforts have struggled to pick up much nationwide momentum in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon\u2019s dominance of online shopping, rapid expansion and reputation for harsh working conditions have made it a prime target for the Teamsters.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><strong>Teamsters strike with UPS could snarl supply chain as labor flexes muscle\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As its profits have grown exponentially over the years, so has Amazon\u2019s workforce. According to the company\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/investing-in-the-u-s\">website<\/a>, 4.3 million jobs are supported by Amazon, including 1 million full- and part-time jobs \u201cdirectly created by\u201d the e-commerce giant in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon has faced scathing criticism for its conditions at some company warehouses, including worker <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/04\/15\/osha-cites-amazon-for-unsafe-warehouses-as-injury-numbers-remain-high.html\">complaints of<\/a> safety hazards, as well as allegations of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/business-news\/fired-interrogated-disciplined-amazon-warehouse-organizers-allege-year-retaliation-n1262367\">retaliation<\/a> against warehouse organizers.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon leaders have touted its \u201ccompetitive pay\u201d and benefits, while dismissing a unionization push that has picked up traction in different parts of the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as we offer competitive pay [and] invaluable benefits, we don\u2019t think that our people will choose to be represented, but this is their choice,\u201d Stefano Perego, who serves as vice president of customer fulfillment and global ops services for North America and Europe at Amazon, told CNBC<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/05\/11\/amazon-not-concerned-about-wave-of-unionizing-touts-competitive-pay.html\"> earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But reports over the past year have also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/amazon-anti-union-meetings-staten-island-vote-2022-6\">documented<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/29\/technology\/amazons-profits-triple.html\"> aggressive anti-union efforts<\/a> undertaken by Amazon, which landed the company in hot water with the National Labor Relations Board <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/daily-labor-report\/amazon-broke-labor-law-in-anti-union-push-nlrb-judge-rules\">in January<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amazon workers in Staten Island voted to unionize last year at a warehouse known as JFK8. <\/p>\n<p>But further efforts to unionize in New York and other facilities have had difficulty gaining traction as Amazon has resisted similar pushes, even as unions <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2021\/03\/25\/amazon-alabama-europe-unions\/\">abroad<\/a> have seen much more success at the company.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, analysts for Morgan Stanley estimated that the company could see an increase of $203 million in operating expenses, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/04\/04\/morgan-stanley-explains-how-unions-could-impact-amazons-bottom-line.html\">according to CNBC,<\/a> if workers at its JFK8 warehouse location in Staten Island saw their pay rise to an hourly wage of $29.<\/p>\n<p>Any effort by the Teamsters to unionize across Amazon\u2019s workforce could face similar resistance from management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can go both ways,\u201d said Erin Hatton, professor at the University of Buffalo whose studies focus on work and political economy, adding that while she \u201creally could see the Teamsters doing well against this formidable foe,\u201d she said Amazon is \u201cstill formidable.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Push_for_new_contract_creating_war_of_words_between_sides\"><\/span>Push for new contract creating war of words between sides<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Efforts by the union to draw attention to negotiations with regular press conferences and statements have also been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/teamsters-says-ups-has-walked-away-negotiations-2023-07-05\/\">criticized by market watchers<\/a> as bombastic and unhelpful.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien pushed back on that claim, telling The Hill Friday that \u201cif UPS is so obsessed with noise, they should consider the thunder that 340,000 UPS Teamsters are going to make when we hit the streets on August 1 if UPS continues down this road of disrespect.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien said negotiations will continue until economic issues affecting Teamster members are addressed by UPS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUPS wants to silence an enraged and engaged workforce because the company\u2019s afraid it will negatively impact their stock price, which is the only thing they truly care about,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that\u2019s an inaccurate observation of their corporate misbehavior, UPS could easily prove the Teamsters wrong by paying up the wages now that part-time and full-time workers deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Sean O'Brien, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters sits before the Senate Committee on the Budget during a hearing entitled \u2018Should Taxpayer Dollars Go to Companies that Violate Labor Laws?\u2019 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 5, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-3482021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg 980w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/obriensean_050522arl_lead.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub><em>Sean O\u2019Brien, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters sits before the Senate Committee on the Budget during a hearing entitled \u2018Should Taxpayer Dollars Go to Companies that Violate Labor Laws?\u2019 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 5, 2022.<\/em><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Teamsters_Amazon_have_tussled_before\"><\/span>Teamsters, Amazon have tussled before<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Teamsters are among several unions that have drawn attention in recent years for attempting to organize workers at the company. <\/p>\n<p>The union launched an Amazon Division <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/teamster.org\/2022\/09\/teamsters-launch-new-amazon-division\/\">last year<\/a> aimed at \u201csecuring more workplace protections in the warehouse and logistics industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over 80 drivers and dispatchers with Battle Tested Strategies, which contracted with Amazon as a delivery service partner, agreed to join the Teamsters union in what the group <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/teamster.org\/2023\/04\/amazon-drivers-join-teamsters-union-reach-agreement-in-historic-victory\/\">then called<\/a> a \u201chistoric first\u201d for the company\u2019s workers.<\/p>\n<p>But the company has rejected those claims, instead accusing the union of being \u201cintentionally misleading\u201d on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir contract is with Battle Tested Strategies, not Amazon. The facts remain that months ago, Amazon terminated its contract with Battle Tested Strategies effective June 24. That company and their employees no longer deliver Amazon packages,\u201d said Eileen Hards, an Amazon spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>The Hill has reached out to the union for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Those types of skirmishes are exactly what Amazon \u2013 and unions looking to reach its workers \u2013 are watching for closely, experts said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suspect [Amazon and Amazon workers] have their eye on the results of this negotiation,\u201d Bussel said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf [the Teamsters] achieved \u2026 recognizable, visible gains, given the industry that they\u2019re in the profile of UPS, that\u2019s gonna send a powerful message\u2026 to Amazon workers and, you know, actually to Amazon management as well. How explicit the connection is, I think that that\u2019s a little more speculative,\u201d Bussel said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the effort that they\u2019re putting in as far as rallying, mobilizing, preparation, all the work they\u2019re doing to prepare for a strike,\u00a0that\u2019s a type of warm up, or, shall we say, exercise that can then be used or adapted to an organizing drive that they might try to ramp up or to support organizing in Amazon,\u201d Bussel said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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