In a win for Amazon Teamsters, prosecutors from the National Labor Relations Board Region 20 have issued a formal complaint against Amazon over the corporation’s refusal to come to the bargaining table.

Amazon workers at the DCK6 delivery station marched on the boss last October, armed with union authorization cards signed by the majority of the 130 inside workers.  

The workers’ action required Amazon to either recognize the union and start bargaining or to file a petition for the NLRB to hold a union election. 

Amazon did nothing, which triggered the company’s obligation under the law to recognize the union and bargain. 

This legal process was established by the NLRB in the Cemex decision in 2023. 

In December, workers in San Francisco joined thousands of Amazon workers in a holiday season strike to draw national attention to the issue and pressure Amazon to come to the table. 

The NLRB action in San Francisco is the first official complaint issued by the NLRB on the issue.

It vindicates the Teamsters position that the company is violating the law by refusing to bargain at eight Amazon locations, including DBK4 in New York City, DGT8 and DTG5 in Atlanta, KSBD, DFX4, DAX4 and DAX8 in Southern California, DCK6 in San Francisco, and DIL7 in Skokie, Illinois. 

The NLRB may issue similar demands for Amazon to recognize the union at those locations. 

A hearing date is set for August 5, 2025 unless Amazon agrees to bargain with the Teamsters. 

A concern is that the new anti-union General Counsel at the NLRB may decline to enforce the bargaining rights. 

The key is to keep organizing and building Teamster reach and power at Amazon.