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Teamsters Union issued a warning Thursday that vacation packages could be delayed as thousands of Amazon workers join picket lines to fight for a fair union contract that guarantees wages, health care and safety.
However, Amazon told FOX Business that it did not anticipate any impact on operations.
Amazon Teamsters at seven facilities in Skokie, Illinois; New York City, Atlanta, San Francisco and Southern California are participating in the "largest strike" against a trillion-dollar company in American history, the union said in a news release. Workers at other facilities are ready to join them.
"If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon's insatiable greed. We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do right by our members. They ignored it," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O 'Brien in a statement.
Although the Teamsters union says it represents about 10,000 people across ten Amazon facilities in the US, Amazon says it does not recognize workers' affiliation with the union.
Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Nantel told FOX Business in a statement that this was "an attempt to push back against a false narrative."
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"Teamsters continue to deliberately mislead the public - claiming that they represent 'thousands of Amazon workers and drivers'. They don't," Nantel said, adding that "Teamsters have actively threatened, intimidated and attempted to coerce Amazon workers and third-drivers party to join them, which is illegal and is the subject of some pending unfair labor practice charges against union."
Staff at Amazon's Swansea fulfillment center place orders as they prepare for what is expected to be their busiest Christmas on record November 26, 2010, in Swansea, Wales. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images / Getty Images)
The strike began after teams at Amazon's DCK6 facility in San Francisco voted to authorize a strike in their fight for union recognition and a fair contract.
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The Teamsters said they have set a Dec. 15 deadline for the company to negotiate a labor agreement.
The union also alleged that more than 20 bargaining units, representing nearly 9,000 workers, had successfully organized and that the company "threatened, intimidated and coerced its workers by unleashing union busters to raid facilities."
Elizabeth Pritchett of Fox News contributed to this report.
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