Shut It Down! The Amazon Teamsters Podcast

Host and Amazon Division Director for the Teamsters, Randy Korgan, speaks with Novelette (JFK8, Staten Island) and Josh (DCK6, San Francisco). In this breaking news episode, Novelette and Josh discuss a landmark settlement between Amazon and the Teamsters , facilitated by the National Labor Relations Board, in which the company has conceded it will no longer retaliate against workers who exercise...

In this episode of Shut It Down , we're joined by workers from DJT6 and DAX7 to discuss the powerful actions that took place on Monday, March 9th . We hear from  Sarah , a delivery driver at DAX7 in South Gate, California, who marched on the boss to demand union recognition alongside over 100 of her coworkers. Just 60 miles away at DJT6 in Riverside, CA, Jeremiah shares how he and his fellow wareh...

In this episode of Shut It Down , Amazon Teamsters discuss the urgent need for union contract language to protect workers' rights around immigration. Randy Korgan, host and Amazon Division Director for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, speaks with Michelle from DJT6 in Riverside, CA, and Juan from KSBD in San Bernardino, CA. From the fear of racial profiling to the lack of clear policies...

In this episode of Shut It Down , two Amazon Teamsters share stories of collective action that they took to prioritize safety over profit when emergencies struck at work.  Randy Korgan, host and Amazon Division Director for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters , speaks with Arlene of  JFK8 in New York and  Shaq from  KSBD in San Bernardino, California. From raw sewage flooding a warehouse fl...

In this episode of Shut It Down, Amazon workers expose the reality of Amazon's AI-driven surveillance, from cameras tracking every move in the van to the relentless pace on the warehouse floor. Host and Amazon Division Director for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Randy Korgan, speaks with Robert, a warehouse worker at DCK6 in San Francisco, and Jordan, a delivery driver at DBK4 in Quee...

Host and Amazon Division Director for the Teamsters union, Randy Korgan, speaks with Juan, a warehouse worker from the KSBD air hub in Southern California, and Daddio, a delivery driver out of DIL7 in Chicago.  After unionizing with the Teamsters, Juan and Daddio share their firsthand experiences fighting for a living wage and the basic respect of being provided proper safety equipment. All of the...

In a historic moment for the labor movement, warehouse workers at DJT6 — the largest Amazon delivery station in the country — marched on management on December 16th to demand union recognition and fair treatment. This came after a majority of workers on the night shift walked out earlier in the week! In this episode, host and Amazon Division Director for the Teamsters union, Randy Korgan, speaks w...

With Peak Season bringing heavier package counts and dangerous winter conditions, Amazon drivers Ty Pollard (DBK4 in Queens, N.Y) and Chris Torres, (DIL7 in Skokie, IL) are on Shut it Down! to discuss the Delivery Protection Act — groundbreaking local legislation in New York and Chicago that prevents Amazon from dodging its responsibility as an employer of the workers who put those holiday gifts o...

On Tuesday, Dec. 9th, Amazon drivers at the DBK1 delivery station in Queens, N.Y., marched on management to demand union recognition. More than 200 drivers have united, overcoming intense unionbusting, to challenge Amazon's exploitative business model. In this episode, host and Amazon Division Director for the Teamsters union, Randy Korgan, speaks with Matt and Christian, two drivers from DBK1. Li...

In a first-of-its-kind victory, Amazon CDL drivers at the SDF9 facility in Shepherdsville, Ky., have become the first group of Amazon semi-truck and tractor trailer drivers nationwide to join the Teamsters. The Amazon Transportation Operations Management (TOM) Team drivers will be members of Teamsters Local 89. In this episode, host and Amazon Division Director for the Teamsters union, Randy Korga...

Join the movement for better pay, benefits, and working conditions at Amazon — Contact us here to speak with an organizer ASAP ! In this episode, host and Amazon Division Director for the Teamsters union, Randy Korgan, speaks with Michael Lebron, a warehouse worker at JFK8 in Staten Island, NY, and Daisy Grajeda, a driver out of DAX5 in the City of Industry, CA. New to Amazon? Ahead of peak season...

Join the movement for better pay, benefits, and working conditions at Amazon — Contact us here to speak with an organizer ASAP! Amazon Division Director for the Teamsters Union, Randy Korgan, interviews DAX8 driver Jessie Moreno about his recent experience testifying in the ongoing legal case to prove Amazon is a joint employer of Amazon delivery drivers. While Amazon sought to  obstruct the relea...

Join the movement for better pay, benefits, and working conditions at Amazon —  Contact us here to speak with an organizer ASAP ! Who is the real boss of Amazon drivers? Host and Amazon Division Director for the Teamsters union, Randy Korgan, speaks with Teamsters General Counsel David Suetholz and DAX8 driver Jesse Moreno for a deep dive into Amazon's deceptive contractor model. They expose how A...

Join the movement for better pay, benefits, and working conditions at Amazon — Contact us here to speak with an organizer ASAP ! When justice is delayed, it's justice denied. In this episode, hear from Amazon workers Gaspar, a warehouse worker at KSBD, and Will, a driver out of DAX5. They share firsthand accounts of overcoming Amazon's intense union busting while fighting to pass landmark legislat...

Join the movement for better pay, benefits, and working conditions at Amazon —  Contact us here to speak with an organizer ASAP ! On this episode, "The Women of Amazon," Amazon Teamsters division director Randy Korgan interviews DAX5 driver Vanessa Valdez and DCK6 warehouse worker Janee Roberts. These two powerful women share their amazing and emotional journeys of organizing for better pay, safet...

Join the movement for better pay, benefits, and working conditions at Amazon — Contact us here to speak with an organizer ASAP ! Want to know what worker power at Amazon looks like? In this episode of "Shut It Down," Randy Korgan interviews two Amazon workers, Anna Ortega and Maggie Perez from KSBD in San Bernardino.  They've led strikes, marches on the boss, and more, but it didn't start this way...

Starting in late September 2025, SHUT IT DOWN is the show where we talk to the workers on the front lines. The drivers, the warehouse workers, the organizers — the AMAZON TEAMSTERS who are tired of being pushed around. Listen and subscribe today. Want to join the movement? Sign up at www.teamster.org/amazon