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For decades, Amazon has put profits over the safety and livelihoods of workers who make the company run. Together, we can change that. That’s why Amazon workers across the country are coming together to fight for the safe jobs and fair pay that we deserve.
Amazon workers are organizing with the 1.3 million member-strong Teamsters Union. By uniting with the hundreds of thousands of other Teamsters in the logistics industry — from UPS to DHL — we can win the fair wages and strong protections we need. Fill out the form below to learn more and talk to a Teamster organizer.
FAQs
What is a union?
A union is you and your coworkers, coming together and using your power, to demand the good jobs you deserve. A union is not some outside group that will come in to fix things for you. If you and your coworkers are willing to put in the work and stand together, you can win.
How do I organize a union with my coworkers?
Fill out our form so a Teamster organizer can get in touch with you and offer specialized advice. Organizing a union is going to involve a lot of conversations with your coworkers and building a committee of dedicated coworkers who will lead your union. At the beginning, all of these conversations are confidential, so the company only finds out when we are ready.
Why should I organize with the Teamsters?
We are hundreds of thousands of delivery drivers and warehouse workers around the country and we are all-in to build power alongside Amazon workers and win the good jobs we all deserve.
Is the Teamsters union for warehouse workers or drivers?
Both! The Teamsters is the largest union of warehouse workers and drivers in the country. Amazon warehouse workers and Amazon drivers are organizing and building power with the Teamsters right now.
Are there Amazon workers who are already part of the union?
Yes. In 2023, the first Amazon workers organized a union with the Teamsters in California. Many more are currently organizing in their warehouses and DSPs, and they will announce their unions when the time is right.
Can Amazon fire me for organizing a union?
It is illegal to fire or discipline a worker in any way for organizing a union or taking other action to improve your working conditions alongside your coworkers. But as we know, Amazon breaks the law all the time. That is why we keep all our organizing confidential, so Amazon managers won’t know we are organizing until you and your coworkers have built the collective power you need to protect yourselves. You can read more about your rights in our Know Your Rights section.
How long does it take before we get a contract?
It varies. Just organizing a union usually isn’t enough to get all that we deserve from a big company like Amazon. We are the people who move the boxes and make this company so profitable and we will need to use all that power to win the wages and working conditions we need.
I don’t really know any of my coworkers. Will the Teamsters talk with all my coworkers for me?
No strong union was ever organized by outsiders coming in to do all the work. Teamster organizers will be there to support you all along the way, but it is going to take you and other coworkers having real conversations with other workers to build this union.
What is the cost of union dues?
Union dues are the money that union members have decided to each pitch in to build a strong union. The cost of dues varies from local to local. The financial cost of dues is far less than the higher wages, better benefits, and better working conditions that union workers get through their collective power.
How can Amazon drivers unionize if we work for subcontractors, not Amazon?
We all know that Amazon controls every aspect of our jobs as drivers. We also know that without us, Amazon’s deliveries would grind to a halt. When we organize a union, Amazon will be legally obligated to negotiate with us over every aspect of our job under their control, and we will have the power together to force it to.
I like my DSP owner, will it hurt him if we organize?
Many DSP owners are being hurt by Amazon too. They are locked into unfair contracts that make it hard to earn a living without mistreating drivers. When Amazon drivers organize, it should benefit the DSP owners too.
Talk to an Organizer
Want to organize an Amazon union or learn about Amazon workers’ rights? Fill out the form below to get in touch with a Teamsters organizer. All conversations are confidential.
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Amazon Workers Have Rights!
As Amazon workers, we can make changes to our jobs and our pay if we work together to demand what we want – and we have the right under federal law to do so! 1
The law gives us legal protections to act with our Amazon co-workers to make things better at work.
In addition, we have much more power to make real change at Amazon when we act together. All of the things workers have won at Amazon – like increasing pay and stopping unfair discipline – have come from making demands as an organized group! 2
Some examples of activities we can do that are protected by law are:
- Discussing wages, benefits, or working conditions with our co-workers (e.g., safety concerns, breaks, scheduling, unfair treatment, etc.)
- Distributing leaflets on non-work time, in non-work areas such as the parking lot, time clock area, cafeteria, or break room
- Asking our co-workers to sign a petition on non-work time
- Joining with our co-workers to talk directly to management to address concerns
- Using company-provided, general-use bulletin boards (managers can’t forbid us to post materials if they allow things like cartoons, event flyers, or order forms for Girl Scout cookies)
- Sharing information with our co-workers about organizing a union
It is illegal for Amazon to harass, discipline, demote, fire, or penalize us in any other way 3 for engaging in these activities – or even threaten to do any of these things or to question us about these activities.
Changing Amazon will not be easy. It will take a lot of conversations with coworkers, meetings outside of work to organize, making plans to protest management, and even striking to win what we deserve from Amazon.
When we use our rights to organize and use our power in numbers, there’s nothing we can’t overcome. So if you’re a warehouse worker, delivery driver, or work anywhere at Amazon, contact us here.
[1] The law – the National Labor Relations Act – states that we have the right to engage in “concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.” Most private sector workers are covered by this law, including Amazon employees. Workers who are not covered are: agricultural workers, domestic workers, independent contractors, and supervisors. Some airline and railroad workers are covered by a similar law, the Railway Labor Act, and most public employees are covered by similar laws.
[2] Some activities by individuals are protected, e.g.: Speaking up for other employees; trying to convince other employees to join together to improve things at work; and filing a charge against an employer with the National Labor Relations Board.
[3] The National Labor Relations Act also says that employers cannot “interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by” the Act. Examples of things Amazon cannot legally do in response to our collective activities are: fire or demote employees; impose new paperwork requirements to maintain employment; transfer employees to another location; contact law enforcement, including ICE; reduce pay, hours, or benefit; make work more difficult or less desirable—like changing work schedules, denying overtime, or separating employees; or threaten to do any of these things.
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