A delivery driver at an Amazon facility in Southern California, explains why she and her colleagues are on strike.

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract.

Warehouse workers in cities including New York, Atlanta and San Francisco were taking part in what Teamsters officials called the largest-ever strike against Amazon.

Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union are on strike for a second day at seven of the company’s delivery hubs just days before Christmas.

Less than a week before Christmas, Amazon and Starbucks employees are striking as their respective companies refuse to meet union demands.

Amazon drivers went on strike in four states across the country with less than a week to go before Christmas – but the company is saying it’s not going to affect your holiday deliveries.

Worried about late Christmas gifts? Here’s what to know about the Amazon strike and what it means for deliveries in South Carolina.

A US strike targeting Amazon in the peak festive period extended into a second day Friday as the retail behemoth said the labor action would not affect its business.