Hundreds of Workers Rally to Demand Fair
Wages, Safe Workplace at Amazon
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, hundreds of Teamsters and Amazon
workers, labor leaders and elected officials will rally on
Sun., Nov. 3, for union rights,
respect, fair wages, and a safe workplace at Amazon, as well as to
send champions for workers like Sen. Casey back to the Senate. The
"Amazon Teamsters Day of Solidarity" will be held in Philadelphia starting at 1:30 p.m.
Amazon drivers and warehouse workers in six facilities across
three states have won unions with the Teamsters. In the face of
Amazon's illegal refusal to bargain, Amazon Teamsters are building
worker power by holding workplace actions and strikes,
extending picket lines, and demanding Amazon recognize their
Teamsters Union and bargain a union contract.
Earlier this year, Amazon Teamsters won a groundbreaking
decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that
sets the stage for Amazon delivery drivers across the country to
organize with the Teamsters. The NLRB Region 31 in California found Amazon is a joint employer of
its Delivery Service Partner (DSP) drivers, and therefore has a
legal duty to recognize and bargain with the Teamsters Union.
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WHEN:
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Sunday, November 3,
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. EST
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WHO:
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Sean M. O'Brien,
Teamsters General President
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Bill Hamilton,
President, PA Conference of Teamsters and Joint Council
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Amazon DSP Drivers and
Warehouse Workers
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey
(D-PA)
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Democratic Candidate
for PA Attorney General Eugene DePasquale
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U.S. House Labor Caucus
Chair Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
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Speaker of the PA House
of Reps. Joanna McClinton (District 191)
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WHERE:
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Location will be
provided upon RSVP request to Kara Deniz,
kdeniz@teamster.org
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VISUALS:
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Amazon workers and
Teamsters holding signs and banners, speeches by workers, union
leaders and elected officials.
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On-site Contacts:
Kara Deniz, (202)
497-6610
kdeniz@teamster.org
Shane McCarthy, (203)
300-2178
smccarthy@teamster.org
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SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters