Amazon workers strike across US as Teamsters seek labor contract

SEATTLE, Washington: Amazon workers at seven facilities went on strike on December 19, escalating the Teamsters union's campaign for a labor contract during a critical shopping season.

The walkout followed Amazon's failure to meet the union's Sunday deadline to begin contract negotiations.

The Teamsters, representing nearly 10,000 workers at 10 Amazon locations, called it the largest strike against the c