Last December, Amazon Labor Union - International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1 (ALU- IBT Local 1) went on strike alongside Amazon facilities across the country just before the holiday season.

Even after a strike that captured national attention, Amazon has refused to come to the table, instead offering million-dollar bribes to the Trump inauguration while the administration guts the National Labor Relations Board.

We need to show Amazon that their customers don’t want workers to suffer for low-cost shipping! Can you send a message to Amazon’s board of directors demanding they stop union busting and bargain with ALU?

How we got here:

In April 2022, workers at Amazon’s JFK8 facility in Staten Island voted by a significant margin to unionize with the Amazon Labor Union—the first (and still the only) successful attempt at winning a union election at a U.S. Amazon facility. The union’s victory at the nation’s second largest employer was heralded at the time as a significant development both for the workers involved and for the U.S. labor movement as a whole. Since then, however, Amazon has failed to recognize the ALU-IBT Local 1 and refused to bargain in good faith with the union.

Nearly a quarter of Amazon warehouse workers qualify for SNAP nutrition benefits. Meanwhile, Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, says he founded a rocket ship company because “the only way that I can see to deploy this much financial resource is by converting my Amazon winnings into space travel.”

The union isn’t asking for anything Amazon can’t afford. It’s just demanding a fair wage, reasonable schedules, and a safer workplace.

What happens on Staten Island has an impact on Amazon workers across the country. Amazon’s steadfast refusal to come to the bargaining table sends a message that employers can flout their legal obligations under the National Labor Relations Act with impunity. While Amazon continues to engage in illegal actions against the workers of ALU-IBT Local 1, the company is also suing to abolish the National Labor Relations Board – further demonstrating its blatant disregard for the law and the working-class.

Amazon workers went on strike to send a different message—that corporate intimidation and trampling workers’ basic rights will not be tolerated.

Please add your name and tell Amazon’s board of directors:

• Stop breaking the law and come to the bargaining table.

• No retaliation towards any workers for taking protected collective action.

• All workers who engage in collective action are guaranteed a safe return to work, free of harassment and disciplinary action.