Amazon Labor Union Affiliates with Teamsters for Greater Support
The grassroots union seeks to bolster its efforts in organizing Amazon's workforce amid ongoing challenges and internal strife.
- The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) will join the Teamsters as an autonomous local chapter, pending member ratification.
- ALU President Chris Smalls emphasizes the need for a union contract, over two years after the initial victory at Staten Island.
- Internal conflicts within ALU have led to the formation of a dissident group and a pending leadership election.
- The Teamsters offer ALU financial, legal, and structural support to strengthen their organizing efforts.
- Amazon continues to legally challenge the ALU's victory, delaying contract negotiations.