The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is alleging that an anti-union consultant hired by Amazon threatened and berated a delivery driver who is active in the unionization effort at a Queens facility last week. Following the incident, workers rallied in front of the Queens distribution center and the union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Amazon, the latest flashpoint in what's been a bruising organizing effort among drivers at the center.
The union alleges that Juan Carlos Cervantes, with Government Resources Consultants of America, threatened and directed homophobic slurs at a delivery driver based at Amazon’s DBK4 facility in Queens. The driver, identified as Emmanuel T. by the Teamsters, was preparing for work on Nov. 26 when Cervantes repeatedly yelled the homophobic slur at him, multiple witnesses told the Teamsters.
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