[9][10] In early June 2024, Chris Smalls announced that he signed an affiliation partnership with Teamsters union.

[11] Later the same year, Teamsters declared a strike against Amazon locations in New York, Georgia, California, and Illinois.

[12] The strike was noted as beginning less than a week before Christmas, which concludes what is typically a very busy shopping season in the United States.

[15][16] As of March 2023[update], the union receives funding from outside groups, including a $250,000 contribution from the Omidyar Network.

[17] https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/12/21/staten-island-amazon-workers-join-nationwide-strike Over a five-day period between March 25 and 30, 2022, workers voted for unionizing the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island.

[18][19] President Joe Biden congratulated the union, with Press Secretary Jen Psaki stating Biden was "glad to see workers ensure their voices are heard" and that he "believes firmly that every worker in every state must have a free and fair choice to join a union".