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   Atlanta IWW (atliww@union.place)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 00:07:11 JST Atlanta IWW

   The Teamsters have announced a nationwide strike of Amazon employees! In Atlanta DGT8 is the strike location, so head out there and show your fellow workers some love!

   https://teamster.org/2024/12/amazon-teamsters-unanimously-authorize-strike-in-atlanta/

   #Atlanta #UnionStrong

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     Atlanta IWW (atliww@union.place)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 00:11:32 JST Atlanta IWW

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     • Sir Farts Alot

     @horqua If you're in Wyoming there's not a strike near you, so I don't know that there's anything you can do to show your support right now, but keep an eye on the Teamsters site or social media, they may have specific asks later! I'll try to find out more too.

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     Atlanta IWW (atliww@union.place)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 00:11:32 JST Atlanta IWW

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     • Sir Farts Alot

     @horqua Update: I asked around how folks who aren't near one of the striking warehouses can support them, and it looks like they've got a site setup just for that!

     https://www.amazonlaborunion.org/support

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     Sir Farts Alot (horqua@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 00:11:33 JST Sir Farts Alot

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     @atliww Can you tell me how this works? As I understand, the majority of UPS drivers are Teamsters. Have they decided to join the strike against Amazon by refusing to deliver any Amazon packages? I live in the middle of BF #Wyoming and almost every thing I buy comes via Amazon delivered by UPS, FedEx, or USPS. Are the UPS Teamsters supporting each other? If I stop ordering from Amazon, how will that help? Amazon is monolithic and my $100 order is a spit in the ocean. How can I help?

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     Atlanta IWW (atliww@union.place)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 00:11:33 JST Atlanta IWW

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     • Sir Farts Alot

     @horqua unfortunately sympathy strikes are illegal in the U.S. so as far as I know UPS is not on strike. Whether they will discuss not crossing the picket line remains to be seen. In some places the amazon workers are trying to block access to the distribution centers so that trucks can't leave or get in, and cops in some places are breaking the lines to allow scabs in or delivery vehicles out. They have not called for a boycott on ordering from amazon AFAIK.