Published
January 05, 2026
A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional director recently issued a complaint against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters for allegedly violating federal labor law during protests outside of an Amazon facility in December 2024.
The complaint alleges that the Teamsters blocked vehicles from entering Amazon’s facility known as the DCK6 Delivery Station in San Francisco during the union’s campaign to pressure the company in the lead-up to the 2024 Christmas holiday period. This was part of a larger effort to heighten the union’s visibility by calling for “strikes” that would disrupt the company’s operations.
The union reportedly asked workers to walk off their jobs at seven Amazon warehouses in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and California.
According to press accounts, the Teamsters holiday 2024 protests were a mixed bag at best, with some facilities seeing disruptive demonstrations while others saw small handfuls of picketers holding signs.
In any event, whether or not the union is able to attract a wide number of employees, there are rules for what it may—and may not—do to accomplish its goals. Preventing delivery trucks and others from entering or leaving a workplace falls in the latter category, which the NLRB seems to be underscoring with its complaint. With a new majority and General Counsel about to take over the Board, the Teamsters and other unions might do well to remember that there is a new sheriff in town at the NLRB.
About the author
Sean P. Redmond
Sean P. Redmond is Vice President, Labor Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
