The [84] drivers, who work for the Amazon delivery service partner (DSP) Battle-Tested Strategies in Palmdale, California, unionized with the Teamsters in late April, and are demanding that Amazon come to the bargaining table to negotiate a contract. Drivers have already negotiated and ratified a contract with the DSP, which voluntarily recognized their union.

Amazon has previously stated that, because the drivers don’t work directly for Amazon—they work for the DSP, which is then contracted by Amazon—that the company is not obligated to bargain with them. For the past month, the union has been trying to prove that wrong, saying that, despite Amazon placing all responsibility onto the DSP, it is in fact in “complete control” of the DSP’s operations.

While the strike is important, if we can get recognition that these subcontractors are just a way for corporations to dodge employment laws, that would be fucking HUGE.

Good for them! Fuck Amazon!

We work hard for a multibillion-dollar corporation. We should be able to provide food and clothes for our kids.

Why is this never the case for people who acrutually work hard? And why are the lazy people at the top who get more money? This world is wrong.

Awesome! I wish them success!

My family decided to cancel Prime and stop ordering from Amazon after all the union busting they've been doing. I want to try my best to buy from companies that treat their employees fairly. It's really difficult to find reputable companies these days but avoiding Amazon is a no-brainer.

First: Good. Everyone deserves good and safe working conditions (and reasonable pay).

I have the same mixed feelings about Amazon as I do about Walmart. They underpay and overwork their employees, and treat them as replaceable cogs. They often gouge the companies that supply their stock. Their customer service ranges from "OK" to "forget it."

But as someone living with a low income, I often don't have a choice. Amazon's "subscribe and save" program can save me significant money on bulk products, and sometimes Walmart's prices are the best when I don't have much money for the rest of what I need.

If you have the choice, I encourage you to choose to avoid these companies. But for those of us struggling to make ends meet, we're stuck having to give business to companies that not only help create people like me, but depend on our need for them. Please remember that when there are calls that everyone has to stop using them.

I’m glad. Amazon doesn’t let workers unionize even though their work conditions are bad. I always see these truck/van drivers running to their next stop

Fuck Amazon

UPS strike at the same time right? Solidarity!

It's about fucking time.

We work hard for a multibillion-dollar corporation. We should be able to provide food and clothes for our kids.

Why is this never the case for people who acrutually work hard? And why are the lazy people at the top who get more money? This world is wrong.

Good, those people get worked to death and all those partnered delivery companies are shady af.

so glad this is finally happening.

Guess people will start shopping locally again

Need to get more companies to stop selling their items solely on Amazon. I hate when I try to go to a manufacturers website and they only sell what I'm looking for on amazon

Hopefully the whole 'delivery service partner' bullshit gets busted open. It's nothing but a cutout.

Amazon hires a 3rd party company (the DSP) to deliver packages, then pays them for this. That would be two independent companies. Issue is, Amazon dictates nearly every aspect of the DSP business. So I would love to see it argued in court that there is not actually any separation between DSP and Amazon, since Amazon policy is in charge of working conditions for the DSP employees (and crucially NOT the DSP management), Amazon is required to negotiate with the workers.

Amazon will of course just fire the DSP here for non-performance. This is probably going to end up in court. I hope the union wins.