New York, NY, – Drivers at Amazon’s DBK1 Facility in Woodside, Queens, have organized with Teamsters Local 804, joining the growing ranks of Amazon drivers organizing with the Teamsters nationwide.
The DBK1 drivers join hundreds of their co-workers who have organized with the Teamsters. Teamsters across the country continue taking on Amazon’s third-party “Delivery Service Partner” (DSP) business model, which is used to evade accountability and legal liability as it exploits workers.
Teamsters Joint Council 16 in New York are leading the fight to pass the NYC Delivery Protection Act, legislation that would ban subcontracting for deliveries in New York City and force companies to employ their drivers directly. The bill has supermajority support from the Council and backing from the mayoral administration.
“Amazon created the DSP model to suppress workers’ rights and safety, including the right to form a union,” said Randy Korgan, Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division. “But Amazon has no answer for worker power and Teamsters solidarity. The drivers at DBK1 are joining together as we gear up to pass the Delivery Protection Act, and they will be indispensable in getting this crucial legislation across the finish line.”
“My co-workers and I have seen how scared Amazon is of the Delivery Protection Act, and it made us realize that we only have power if we join a union,” said LeAnn Rivera, a driver at DBK1 and new member of Local 804. “We are sick and tired of Amazon’s games. By joining the Teamsters, we have the power to take this company on. We can’t wait to join the fight.”
Teamsters Amazon National Negotiating Committee (TANNC) are demanding that Amazon end its unfair labor practices and begin bargaining a union contract with over 10,000 workers nationwide who have organized with the Teamsters.
