Labor board confirms Amazon drivers are employees, in finding hailed by union

"After a yearlong investigation, the NLRB confirmed that as a joint employer, Amazon had unlawfully failed and refused to bargain with the union after terminating their DSP's contract."

"The NLRB found that rather than bargaining with the union, Amazon delayed start times by grounding vans and not preparing packages for loading..."

"Sean M. O'Brien, the Teamsters general president, claimed the win for drivers unionizing not just in California but for nearly 280,000 drivers nationwide."

"Amazon drivers have taken their future into their own hands and won a monumental determination that makes clear Amazon has a legal obligation to bargain with its drivers over their working conditions."

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