By Matt Walker


The Amazon Labor Union has moved to formally affiliate with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

The affiliation supplies representation and resources for Amazon workers -- behind the wheel and inside warehouses -- as they organize and demand a contract, the Teamsters said Wednesday.

Amazon Labor Union members will vote to ratify the affiliation in the coming weeks.

The affiliation was announced by Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien on Tuesday. The Teamsters' board unanimously approved the agreement.

The newly chartered ALU-International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1 will represent roughly 8,000 Amazon warehouse workers at JFK8 and have jurisdiction across New York's five boroughs.


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