The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced their support for a worker strike at Amazon that began Thursday after the company failed to meet the union’s deadline for negotiations with protesters. On Saturday, the strike expanded to a handful of other shipping and distribution centers. “These greedy executives had every opportunity to show decency and respect for the people who make their obscene profits possible. Instead, they pushed employees to their limits and now they are paying the price,” Teamsters general manager Sean O’Brien said in a statement. “This attack is aimed at them,” he added. The union’s goal is to bring Amazon to the table to agree to higher wages, better contracts and more benefits during the busy holiday season.
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