Amazon says the Teamsters strike in several of its locations will barely affect U.S. operations, let alone Canadian fulfillment
With Christmas mere days away and Canada Post just barely back to work, no one could blame Canadians for turning to Amazon to complete their Christmas shopping. That’s why news of a strike at Amazon plants could cause further stress.
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“There is no impact to our operations in Canada. Nor has there been any impact to operations in the U.S.,” Amazon confirmed to the National Post.
“For more than a year now, the Teamsters have continued to intentionally mislead the public – claiming that they represent ‘thousands of Amazon employees and drivers’,” Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in an emailed statement. “They don’t…What you’re seeing at these sites are almost entirely outsiders — not Amazon employees or partners.”
She says the strike targets workers employed by delivery service partners — third-party businesses that do deliveries for Amazon. They are independent contractors and Amazon denies those workers are part of its official workforce.
“We appreciate all our team’s great work to serve their customers and communities, and thanks to them, we’re not seeing any impact to customers’ orders,” says Natel.
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