Amazon's new union battle: Teamsters go local to snarl expansion


FILE PHOTO People protest in support of the unionizing efforts of the Alabama Amazon workers in Los Angeles California U.S. March 22 2021. REUTERSLucy Nicholson

FILE PHOTO: People protest in support of the unionizing efforts of the Alabama Amazon workers, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -In June, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the nation's largest and most influential unions, vowed to make organizing the Amazon.com Inc workforce a top priority.

Two months later, details of the Teamsters' ground game are starting to take shape, Reuters has learned from interviews with local union leaders. While organizing workers is the ultimate aim, the short-term strategy is one of disruption.

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