Workers at a group of Amazon warehouses across the U.S., including one in Chicago’s suburbs, will walk off the job Thursday, the Teamsters announced Wednesday night.
According to a press release from the Teamsters Union, workers at facilities in California, New York, Texas and Illinois who authorized a strike earlier this week will walk off the job beginning at 5 a.m. Central time on Thursday, less than one week before the Christmas holiday.
Workers at the company’s warehouse in Skokie voted to authorize a work stoppage earlier this week.
“If your package is delayed during the holidays, 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,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien in a statement. “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.”
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