The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union last Thursday morning led a nationwide demonstration against Amazon, including at a delivery station in Maspeth.The union said in a press release that

The Amazon workers who walked off the job at warehouses across the country at peak season are trying to establish a union beachhead against one of the most important — and most anti-union — employers in the world.

The union is aiming to pressure the online retailer by threatening delays in package deliveries during the critical holiday season.

A spokesperson for Amazon said the union claims they represent “thousands of Amazon employees and drivers” when they don’t.

Amazon workers have walked off the job at seven facilities throughout the U.S., including the company's Queens location in New York City, as they push for contract talks with their union.

Amazon workers at four California facilities will join their striking colleagues on the picket line Thursday morning after reaching a stalemate during labor negotiations.

The Teamsters' strike against Amazon began Thursday morning at several facilities in New York City, Atlanta, California, Illinois and elsehwere.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said workers at seven Amazon facilities will begin a strike on Thursday morning.

Union organizers have called an end to a five-day strike against Amazon by about 100 Atlanta drivers who joined workers at hundreds of other locations around the country.

Workers describe tens of thousands of packages delayed—and a strong sense of empowerment within warehouses—after Amazon workers with the Teamsters launched the largest strike to date against one of the world's most powerful companies.

A “stressed” driver for Amazon admitted to ditching about 80 packages undelivered in the woods just days before Christmas, Massachusetts police said.