- Amazon workers and members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters picket in front of the Amazon fulfilment center in the Queens borough of in New York, on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
- Starbuck workers picket outside of a closed Starbucks on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
- Sean O’Brien, General president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters joins other Amazon workers during a strike outside the gates of an Amazon Fulfillment Center Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
- A supporter waving a Teamster flag rides past Amazon workers striking outside the gates of an Amazon Fulfillment Center on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
- A pro-union demonstrator marches outside an Amazon warehouse, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Alpharetta, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
- Starbuck workers picket outside of a closed Starbucks on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
- Starbucks baristas and other workers start a five-day strike to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
- A closed store sign is seen in the window of a Starbucks as workers picket outside the location on company Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
- Amazon workers strike outside the gates of an Amazon Fulfillment Center as Teamsters seek labor contract nationwide Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
- Amazon workers strike outside the gates of an Amazon Fulfillment Center as Teamsters seek labor contract nationwide Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Amazon workers and members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters picket in front of the Amazon fulfilment center in the Queens borough of in New York, on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
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One expert says he thinks workers at both companies are “desperate” to make progress before President-elect Donald Trump can appoint a Republican majority to the National Labor Relations Board.