First-ever group of Amazon tractor trailer drivers join Teamsters

A group of commercial truck drivers working for Amazon have opted to unionize in a move that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) calls “groundbreaking” and “a first-of-its-kind victory.”

On November 20, 2025, IBT announced that “Amazon CDL drivers at the SDF9 facility in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, have become the first group of Amazon semi truck and tractor trailer drivers nationwide to join the Teamsters.”

“The drivers, who transport freight across Amazon properties and facilities, have been quietly organizing for more than a year to prevent Amazon from union busting. The company is notorious for spending tens of millions of dollars annually on attempts to break workers’ unions. The new Teamsters are fighting for industry-standard pay, improved working conditions, and an end to Amazon’s pattern of instituting arbitrary new policies,” said IBT.

The Amazon truck drivers will be represented by Teamsters Local 89.

“Amazon workers across the country will not accept crumbs from a multitrillion-dollar company that disrespects them,” said Randy Korgan, Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division. “And it’s not just warehouse workers or last-mile drivers who are fighting back. TOM Team drivers at SDF9 are setting a game-changing precedent for others to follow by opening the door for thousands of other Amazon CDL drivers to join the Teamsters.”

“Local 89 couldn’t be prouder to welcome Amazon TOM Team drivers at SDF9 to our family,” said Avral Thompson, President of Local 89 and Teamsters Central Region International Vice President. “Our new brothers and sisters are making history by becoming the first unit of Amazon tractor-trailer drivers to unionize — but they will not be the last. Amazon Teamsters are on the frontlines fighting back against this greedy corporate giant.”

“We’re joining the Teamsters to protect our rights and fight for a better future for ourselves, our families, and every Amazon TOM Team member,” said Jeffrey King, a TOM Team driver at SDF9. “It doesn’t matter if you’re in a warehouse or driving a truck, Amazon treats all its workers as disposable. We are ready to take this fight across the country and make Amazon understand the strength of worker power.”