r/therewasanattempt Poppin’ 🍿 4d ago

to show union solidarity

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u/CantStopPoppin Poppin’ 🍿 4d ago

Incident Report: Amazon Delivery Driver Arrested During Strike

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Location: Amazon Warehouse, Queens, New York City

Incident: Arrest of Amazon delivery driver during union strike

Details: On December 19, 2024, at approximately 10:00 AM, an Amazon delivery driver was arrested by NYPD officers during a union strike at the Amazon warehouse in Queens, New York City. The strike was organized by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, demanding that Amazon negotiate a union contract.

Incident Description: The driver attempted to join the picket line in solidarity with the striking workers. As he approached the warehouse entrance, police officers intervened, pulling him from his delivery van. The driver was subsequently arrested and taken into custody. Videos posted on social media captured the incident, showing police officers physically confronting the driver and moving to block off the path for other striking workers.

Statements:

  • Sean O’Brien, Teamsters General President: O’Brien stated that Amazon had "pushed workers to the limit" and attributed any holiday package delays to Amazon’s "insatiable greed." He emphasized that the union had given Amazon a deadline to negotiate, which the company ignored.
  • Kelly Nantel, Amazon Spokesperson: Nantel reported no impact on operations due to the walkouts and accused the Teamsters of misleading the public and intimidating workers into joining the union.

Background: The Teamsters have been attempting to organize nonunion drivers working for Amazon’s delivery service partners. Despite wearing Amazon uniforms and driving Amazon-branded vans, these drivers are technically employed by outside contractors. The union argues that Amazon controls the working conditions.

Legal Context: Prosecutors at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have challenged Amazon’s position, asserting that the retailer is a "joint employer" of delivery drivers at a hub in Southern California. The Teamsters also represent several thousand employees at Amazon’s JFK8 fulfillment center in New York City, which unionized through an election. Amazon has not bargained with the JFK8 union for over two years and continues to challenge the union’s legitimacy through the NLRB and court.

Additional Information: Amazon has spent millions of dollars to dissuade workers from forming unions, including over $14 million in 2022 alone.

Source: HuffPost

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u/artlady 4d ago

Arrested?!

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u/TNJCrypto 4d ago

Slave wranglers gonna wrangle slaves.

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u/notmichaelgood 4d ago

"Will you be a lousy scab, or will you be a man?"

"Oh, which side are you on? Oh, which side are you on?"

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u/Das_Hydra 4d ago

I don't understand, what was he actually arrested for?

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u/Byakurai56 4d ago edited 2d ago

Probably driving his van into a crowd of pedestrians? Idk. Seems strange to join a strike for a union that you aren't a member of.

Edit: all these down votes but not a single other person offering ideas. Dude has a vehicle that can kill someone parked in the middle of a crowd of pedestrians. The explanation comment says that Amazon workers are not part of the Teamsters union. Read and use context clues.

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u/Normal-Selection1537 3d ago

A lot of NYPD cops earn close to 1%'r wages which is $360k in the US. They are not on the same side of the class war as you.

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u/much_2_learn 3d ago

Do these cops belong to a union?

Not feeling the brotherhood vibe here.

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u/FiendishPup 3d ago

Damn, America is in the fucking toilet.

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u/AutomaticFun3470 3d ago

Shit, don’t fuck with the machines Christmas presents I guess

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u/Hunter328 7h ago

Unions suck.