Amazon workers are on strike outside a warehouse in Maspeth, Queens, along with other locations around the country. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said it represents nearly 10,000 Amazon workers who are demanding better pay and working conditions.

Amazon workers at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island joined in the nationwide strike against the tech company on Saturday morning. The Staten Island warehouse is the latest to join in the strike after the DBK4 warehouse in Maspeth,

With less than a week of shopping days until Christmas, Amazon drivers have gone on strike at facilities nationwide, including in the New York metro area. Some 10,000 workers are part of the effort, according to their union,

Amazon workers at seven warehouses walked off the job starting yesterday, in a major escalation of the Teamsters’ efforts to organize the company. In New York, the strikers faced repression from the police.

Why are Amazon and Starbucks workers striking over the holidays? “This is a time when both companies make a lot of money,” one expert said.

Starbucks union employees in Chicago, Seattle, and Los Angeles are set to launch a five-day strike Friday, citing wages, benefits, and staffing.