Woodside, Queens, – More than 200 Drivers employed at Amazon’s DBK1 Facility in Woodside, Queens have organized a Union with Teamsters Local 804.
Workers marched on company management this to deliver the news and demand a union contract, becoming the latest to join nearly 10,000 Amazon workers across five states who have organized with the Teamsters.
“Amazon already has some of the worst working conditions in the country, but Workers go through hell in order to deliver the holidays to millions of Americans,” said Randy Korgan, who serves as Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division. “Every day, Amazon Workers across the country are exercising their power by joining the Teamsters. Our new Members at DBK1 will be crucial voices as we continue this fight nationwide.”
Teamsters Local 804 President Vincent Perrone said: “Amazon Teamsters have shown once again that in spite of their employer’s failed attempts to break them, New York is a ‘Union City.’ Whether it’s on the job or at City Hall, New York Teamsters are leading the fight to improve Amazon. We are ecstatic to be joined by our new Brothers and Sisters at DBK1.”
Seeing hundreds of New York City Amazon Workers Strike last year was a wakeup call for us. If we want a better future at Amazon, we have to be willing to fight for it,” said José Huerta, a driver at the DBK1 facility. “After months of painstaking work, I’m proud to say that my Co-Workers and I are finally Teamsters. We are ready to bring the fight directly to Amazon to get the respect and dignity we deserve.”
Workers at DBK1 join the Teamsters as the Union demands New York City Council hold a hearing on the Delivery Protection Act, which would put a stop to the abusive DSP model by requiring delivery companies to directly employ their Workers and take responsibility for their safety.
