Amazon and Starbucks workers strike for union recognition and better working conditions. Labor leaders prepare for potential ...

Thousands of workers from Amazon and Starbucks are currently striking this holiday season, as they seek to leverage the ...

The agency also has opened or settled hundreds of charges against Amazon. On Thursday, a day before the Starbucks walkouts, the Teamsters union announced strikes at seven Amazon delivery hubs.

The strikes began just days before Christmas to target the two companies during their busiest and most profitable seasons.

Some Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on the picket line ahead of Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year's Eve.

More than 5,000 workers were expected to take part in walkout that ends later on Christmas Eve, their union says.