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TEAMSTERS LAUNCH NEW AMAZON DIVISION

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union on Tuesday formally launched its Amazon Division, a new arm of North America's strongest union dedicated to uniting Amazon employees, securing more workplace protections in the warehouse and logistics industry, and defending workers from the unchecked exploitation of one of the world's most dangerous employers.

Key Points: 
  • Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien announced Randy Korgan as director of the new Amazon Division.
  • The Teamsters Union is home to 1.2 million workers, including 340,000 UPS employees, most of whom perform the same roles as Amazon workers.
  • "The Teamsters are best positioned to coordinate and secure guaranteed protections for these workers, and Amazon knows it.
  • "The new Amazon Division is ready to create and support direct action by workers across the country to beat back this corporate threat to working people."