Teamsters and Amazon Labor Union Announce Affiliation, Member Vote Still Ahead

After organizing a unit of delivery drivers in California, the Teamsters have extended picket lines to Amazon facilities across the country. “If we’re going to bring Amazon to the table, we need to build a national movement of Amazon workers who are strike-ready,” said Connor Spence, who’s running for president of the ALU. “Trying to build that without some kind of institutional backing is a long shot.” Photo: Amazon Teamsters

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June 05, 2024 / Luis Feliz Leon

The Amazon Labor Union and the Teamsters have signed an affiliation agreement.

“Today is an historical day for labor in America as we now combine forces with one of the most powerful unions to take on Amazon together,” wrote ALU President Chris Smalls on Twitter, now called X. “We’re putting Amazon on notice that we are coming!”

Smalls and Teamsters President Sean O’Brien signed the agreement on June 3, according to a copy obtained by Labor Notes.

The affiliation agreement charters a new local known as Amazon Labor Union No. 1, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (ALU-IBT Local 1) for the five boroughs of New York City. That may signal that Amazon workers will not be integrated into existing locals with other Teamster crafts.

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