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Amazon TOM drivers at MCI9 in Liberty, Missouri join Teamsters Local 41
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Business/The Apex Times/Jun 10, 11:38 AM EDT

Amazon TOM drivers at MCI9 in Liberty, Missouri join Teamsters Local 41

Dozens of Transportation Operations Management (TOM) Team drivers at Amazon’s MCI9 facility have voted to join Teamsters Local 41, the union said, marking the second wave of unionization among Amazon’s semi-truck and tractor-trailer drivers after organizing at another Kentucky site.

By The Apex Times Newsroom2 min readAI-assisted Apex article

Amazon drivers who transport freight across company properties and help feed last-mile deliveries are taking another step toward union representation. Dozens of Transportation Operations Management (TOM) Team drivers at Amazon’s MCI9 facility in Liberty, Missouri have joined Teamsters Local 41, according to a Teamsters-backed announcement distributed through PR Newswire.

The union said the MCI9 group becomes the second set of Amazon CDL (commercial driver’s license) drivers to organize with Teamsters. It cited a prior organizing effort at the SDF9 facility in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, and said together the drivers are part of a larger national Teamsters presence representing Amazon workers.

Teamsters officials framed the organizing drive as an effort to secure a collective bargaining agreement, which would set wages, scheduling rules, and workplace terms through negotiations rather than solely through company policy. Randy Korgan, a director of the Teamsters Amazon Division, said TOM Team drivers are critical to Amazon’s operations and that Amazon has tried to limit union momentum.

The announcement also highlighted specific workplace concerns raised by drivers who have joined the union. Glenn Watford, a new member from MCI9, said Amazon can “randomly” change work policies and discipline workers without warning, arguing that the process leaves employees without reliable protections.

Teamsters Local 41 President Joseph Monslow said the local is welcoming the new members and characterized Amazon as a major challenge to working-class prosperity. He added that the union plans to work toward the first union contract for the MCI9 drivers.

Amazon’s TOM Team drivers play a distinct role compared with warehouse employees and last-mile drivers. The union described TOM drivers as transporting freight across Amazon properties and facilities before deliveries are made at the end of the logistics chain.

Amazon did not provide a response in the text of the announcement about the MCI9 organizing effort. The union’s statements also did not lay out details such as the number of workers involved, the exact timing of any voting process, or the specific bargaining items it expects to negotiate first.

The next question for workers and investors is how quickly bargaining can begin and whether additional Amazon driver groups follow suit. Amazon has faced repeated labor organizing efforts across different job types, and each new unit can affect how the company manages scheduling, discipline, and compensation at specific sites.

Why It Matters

  • A new union unit among Amazon CDL drivers could accelerate the spread of collective bargaining across Amazon’s broader transportation operations.
  • If a contract is reached, it may formalize pay and scheduling expectations for semi-truck and tractor-trailer drivers, potentially changing labor costs and workforce planning at the affected sites.
  • The organizing effort adds to ongoing labor negotiations at Amazon, which can influence how the company approaches workplace rules and management practices at transportation facilities.
  • The speed of bargaining and any subsequent organizing at other Amazon sites will be an early indicator of whether union momentum is likely to expand.

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Key Facts

  • Dozens of Amazon Transportation Operations Management (TOM) Team drivers at the MCI9 facility in Liberty, Missouri joined Teamsters Local 41, according to a PR Newswire announcement.
  • The announcement said the MCI9 group is the second group of Amazon CDL drivers to unionize with Teamsters.
  • Teamsters Local 41 described a prior organizing effort by Amazon CDL drivers at the SDF9 facility in Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
  • The union said TOM Team drivers transport freight across Amazon properties and facilities before last-mile deliveries.
  • Drivers and union leaders cited concerns about changes to work policies and discipline they described as occurring without warning.

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