Some Amazon warehouse workers are planning to strike on Prime Day

The Minnesota action will be the first major US work stoppage for the company.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell@AlexiaCampbellalexia@vox.com Jul 8, 2019, 1:40pm EDT

A group of Amazon warehouse workers are planning to strike next week, during one of the company’s largest sales events of the year.

Workers who package and ship items for Amazon in Shakopee, Minnesota, are planning a six-hour work stoppage during two shifts on July 15, the first day of Prime Day, Bloomberg reports.

Warehouse employees, who have long complained about punishing work conditions at Amazon’s fulfillment centers, are upset about the company’s recent decision to offer one-day shipping to Prime customers — putting unrealistic pressure on warehouse workers.

“Amazon is going to be telling one story about itself, which is they can ship a Kindle to your house in one day, isn’t that wonderful,” William Stolz, one of the Shakopee employees organizing the strike, told Bloomberg’s Josh Eidelson and Spencer Soper. “We want to take the opportunity to talk about what it takes to make that work happen and put pressure on Amazon to protect us and provide safe, reliable jobs.”

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