SKOKIE (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Delivery drivers working for an Amazon facility in Skokie are poised to strike and that could have an impact on holiday deliveries.
The drivers joined the Teamster’s Union Local 705 over the summer.
There was a Dec. 15 deadline for the company to negotiate an agreement. The union said the company has failed to do so. Failing to even recognize the union.
A member expressed his frustration in a video posted on the local’s social media.
“It’s time to get ready to strike,” he said. “It’s time because we need jobs that preserve our dignity. We need jobs that preserve our safety. We need a company that pays us a fair wage.”
Amazon said, in a statement the drivers are subcontractors, working for third-party companies and are not eligible for representation as Amazon employees.
Amazon said the union is misleading the public.
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