Massive crowd on the Upper West Side starts chanting “UPS” simply because a UPS truck pulls up #GoKnicks

Solidarity with Esly Paredes, fired by one of @amazon's "delivery service partners" (which it functionally controls) for posting pro-union content on her own social media. Remarkable, and telling, that one of the world's largest corporations is this scared of @amazonteamsters.

Amazon makes its living by using the corrupt Delivery Service Partner model to exploit workers and hide behind third-party subcontractors when it breaks the law. It’s time for the Delivery Service Partner model to end. That starts by passing the Delivery Protection Act in New York City.

Amazon sets the routes, the quotas, the uniforms, the cameras — and then tells workers they don't actually work for Amazon. Every delivery worker in this city should be able to afford to live here and have their rights respected. Workers deserve better.

Last week, over 40,000 residents around Orange County, Calif., were evacuated from the area due to a potential toxic chemical incident at GKN Aerospace. As tanks began to fail, emergency personnel raced to limit the risk of an explosion. While many residents have been allowed to return to their homes, thousands remain in emergency housing due to the ongoing risk.   Teamsters Local 952 represents more than 350 members at the impacted facility. The International Union has since last week been working with Local 952 to ensure all members remain safe and accounted for. Teamsters affected by this high-risk situation manufacture military aircraft components, helicopters, jet engines, cockpit hardware, and airplane windows.   “The Teamsters Union has remained in constant contact with our brothers and sisters of Local 952, including Secretary-Treasurer Eric Jimenez, to make sure all workers and their families at GKN are taken care of and have a place to stay,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “We are continuing to pray for a safe resolution and a return to normalcy for the community. I was honored to spend time with our members at GKN at their facility just a short time ago. Moments like these are a reminder for Teamsters to stand together and support one another during good times and challenging ones. We will stay in contact with our members of Local 952 throughout this process."

With Teamsters support, a ban on captive audience meetings has become law in Maryland. Banning captive audience meetings is a key state legislative priority for North America’s strongest union. Thanks to rank-and-file Teamsters and their advocacy for free speech on the job, 14 states have now signed into law Teamsters-backed bills to ban captive audience meetings.

Amazon is worth $2 trillion. But it didn't deign to pay the millions of dollars it racked up in unpaid fines as its’ trucks illegally polluted our air and forced New Yorkers to breathe in their exhaust.  
We collected every dollar they owe the people of this city — and will continue to hold them accountable. In New York, corporations are held to the same standard as everyone else.  
No company — no matter how large or powerful — is above the law.

Brenntag Teamsters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, overwhelmingly ratified a strong new contract. The members of Teamsters Local 200 battled during negotiations with the multibillion-dollar chemical giant and won a contract that reflects their hard work. The four-year Teamsters agreement protects and rewards workers, delivering higher wages, an increased contribution to the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund, improved PTO policies, and stronger workplace protections. The Teamsters unit at Brenntag includes drivers, mechanics, and warehouse and production workers who unload, mix, and transport hazardous chemicals across Wisconsin and surrounding areas.

After a 60-day work stoppage, Brenntag Teamsters at Local 90 in Iowa unanimously ratified a three-year contract. The Des Moines-based workers secured strong wages, increased pension contributions, enhanced PTO policies, improved working conditions, and job protections against AI and automation. The Brenntag Teamsters mix and transport chemicals for farming operations throughout Iowa. Starting in February, the group was abruptly locked out of their facility for 35 days. The company demanded workers return to their shifts but refused to offer a contract that met industry standards, which forced workers onto a 25-day unfair labor practice strike. “We endured long days on the picket line and braved rain, sleet, and blizzards,” said Dillon Strait, a production worker and Local 90 steward. “Corporate greed tried to break our solidarity, but it failed. Brenntag started this fight, and the Teamsters finished it.”

Amazon paid up for past traffic violations by AMAZON DRIVERS IN AMAZON TRUCKS But Amazon continues to hide behind its bullshit dsp model to avoid future accountability New York needs to pass the Delivery Protection Act and bring this white collar crime syndicate to heel!!

Amazon doesn’t care about everyday New Yorkers, whether you’re working for them or ordering your packages from them. Instead, Amazon hides behind shell companies to avoid accountability. The Delivery Protection Act is the best way to rein in Amazon’s neglect for New York City communities!

The reality of American life today: Jeff Bezos, worth $290 billion, spent: $10 million on the Met Gala $120 million on a penthouse $500 million on a yacht Meanwhile, he‘s planning to throw 600,000 Amazon workers out on the streets and replace them with robots. Unacceptable.

Amazon doubled its union-busting budget last year. The multitrillion-dollar corporation is terrified of the grassroots movement its workers are leading to unionize with the Teamsters. Read about some of the rank-and-file Teamsters who are fighting back in labor’s biggest battle against Amazon: justcauseteamsters.substack.…

The organizers introducing the Delivery Protection Act are fighting to make consumers and workers safer. Amazon is spending millions to avoid facing this accountability. I stand with workers across the country in their organizing efforts.

@CMShaunAbreu Why did you ask for your name to be removed from the Delivery Protection Act after giving your word to Jerome and all the other Amazon workers? I suggest you get back on board, who side are you on, the cooperations or workers!

Bezos: "We have way too much corporate welfare, way too much corporate subsidies. There's way too much influence in politics from business, in some cases, wealthy people who really focus on that, unions. There's a bunch of people interfering in the political process." Amazon has received $15 billion in government subsidies since the year 2000 and paid 1.4% in federal taxes for 2025.

When Amazon pays poverty wages, it forces their workers to rely on social safety nets, putting more of a financial burden on taxpayers — all while Amazon profits. We don't talk enough about how much taxpayers are forced to subsidize corporate profits.

“Doubling my taxes won’t help.” - 🐷 Cool. How about we give it a shot?

Our story isn't new, it's now just being highlighted. The Delivery Protection Act has given us the space to speak the truth about what Amazon wants to hide behind the boxes we deliver. We WILL speak up and make sure that Amazon is held responsible for the bad van conditions, lack of job security and unfair working loads. We're going to change the way Amazon operates so it operates better for workers! #AmazonTeamsters Write a Letter of support here: actionnetwork.org/letters/pa…

The discharge petition for my Faster Labor Contracts Act just hit 218 signatures, guaranteeing that it will be voted on in the House! For too long, companies have used bad-faith stall tactics to deprive American workers from getting the contracts they deserve. With this bill, we’re giving our nation’s hardworking men and women the protections they deserve, because workers rights make the American Dream possible.