The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union last Thursday morning led a nationwide demonstration against Amazon, including at a delivery station in Maspeth.The union said in a press release that

The union is aiming to pressure the online retailer by threatening delays in package deliveries during the critical holiday season.

Amazon workers have walked off the job at seven facilities throughout the U.S., including the company's Queens location in New York City, as they push for contract talks with their union.

Amazon workers at four California facilities will join their striking colleagues on the picket line Thursday morning after reaching a stalemate during labor negotiations.

The Teamsters' strike against Amazon began Thursday morning at several facilities in New York City, Atlanta, California, Illinois and elsehwere.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union announced Amazon workers would strike starting Thursday in five confirmed states ahead of the Christmas holiday, citing the company’s absence from

A spokesperson for Amazon said the union claims they represent “thousands of Amazon employees and drivers” when they don’t.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said workers at seven Amazon facilities will begin a strike on Thursday morning.

The Staten Island Amazon facility, known as JFK8, employs more than 5,000 workers, and about 100 of them joined the picket line early Saturday.

Teamsters President Sean M. O'Brien said that if shoppers are upset over delivery delays because of the strike, they can blame Amazon.

Thousands of Amazon workers have ended their days-long strike against the company, according to the Teamsters union. But tensions persist, with the union saying its efforts aren’t over.