Imagine delivering hundreds of packages in a single shift. Exhausted from running back and forth from the van. Fielding calls from the company dispatcher asking why you are falling behind on your deliveries. This is a typical day for drivers like me at Amazon and it gets even worse after Prime Day and throughout the holiday season. The work is extreme, our bodies ache and the pressure from Amazon is unmatched, but this year, we’re not willing to put up with it any longer. We are on strike to stand up for what we deserve.
I started driving for Amazon in October 2022. My husband had recently lost his job and we have four kids to support. I needed a job fast and turned to the Amazon delivery station in Palmdale, California, but I got more than I bargained for. Two-day shipping is free for customers, but no one asks what it costs the workers who deliver the packages.
