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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Teamsters Win Groundbreaking Joint Employer Decision Against Amazon - International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Drivers Inspire Growing Movement of Amazon Workers Organizing with Teamsters

Press Contact: Kara Deniz Phone: (202) 497-6610 Email: [email protected]

(PALMDALE, Calif.) – Amazon delivery drivers represented by Teamsters Local 396 in Palmdale, Calif., won a groundbreaking decision that sets the stage for Amazon delivery drivers across the country to organize with the Teamsters. After more than a year-long investigation, National Labor Relations Board Region 31 (NLRB) found that Amazon is a joint employer of its Delivery Service Partner (DSP) drivers, and therefore has a legal duty to recognize and bargain with the Teamsters Union.

The NLRB Region in Los Angeles also found that Amazon engaged in a long list of egregious unfair labor practices at its Palmdale facility, including unlawfully refusing to recognize the workers’ decision to unionize with the Teamsters; failing and refusing to bargain with the Teamsters over conditions of employment and the effects of its decision to terminate its DSP’s contract; threatening employees with job loss; holding unlawful captive audience meetings; intimidating employees with security guards; and other illegal retaliation against the group of newly unionized workers.

The NLRB will soon issue a complaint against Amazon and prosecute the corporate giant at a trial before an NLRB judge for its serious and callous violations of workers’ rights. The Teamsters are confident the NLRB’s regional determination for the Palmdale workers will...



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