Amazon workers go on strike before Christmas

“Amazon has clearly developed a strategy of ignoring the rights of its workers to organize collectively and negotiate,” Benjamin Sachs, professor of Labor and Industry at Harvard Law School, told Reuters.

He noted that more than two years after workers at a Staten Island warehouse became the first in the United States to vote to unionize, Amazon still has not recognized the group.

What are Amazon employees looking for?

Striking workers have been fighting for higher wages, better benefits and safer working conditions since last year, when the Teamsters attempted to establish negotiations with Amazon.

These events will not affect shipments, says Amazon

The holiday season is one of the busiest of the year for the e-commerce company, but it anticipated that the strikes will have no effect on its operations.

According to statements that a company spokesperson gave to the AP agency, its distribution centers are built close to where customers are, in addition to working with other large carriers in the country, such as UPS, to deliver orders on time.

“We believe in the strength of our network and plan contingencies to minimize the possible operational impact or costs,” the spokesperson commented on its strategy to avoid delays, especially in metropolitan areas.

With information from Reuters