By Sabela Ojea


The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said it is giving Amazon.com a deadline of Dec. 15 to agree to bargaining dates to negotiate a union contract for its delivery drivers and warehouse workers.

The Teamsters, one of America's largest labor unions, on Friday said that Amazon is breaking the law and must commit to come to the table and bargain a contract with its workers.

"Amazon has a legal obligation to recognize the Teamsters and to start negotiating," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien.

Amazon wasn't immediately available for comment.

The union's push comes about three months after Amazon announced the investment of about $2 billion toward the drivers that deliver its packages following union organizing activity among such workers.

The money was expected to result in average national pay for drivers delivering Amazon parcels to reach nearly $22 per hour, a 7% increase from last year.

Teamsters has led strikes of Amazon workers across the nation. The Teamsters have focused part of their efforts on Amazon drivers. The Amazon Labor Union, a labor group that successfully unionized Amazon employees at a warehouse in New York, recently voted to join the Teamsters.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million employees in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.


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12-06-24 1530ET