Amazon employees are on strike again! FBA delivery is massively delayed!

FBA is a service that Amazon is proud of. On the one hand, it can significantly improve the user experience, and on the other hand, it can help sellers deal with after-sales issues, so many sellers will choose FBA service to deliver orders. In most cases, FBA can deliver on time, but if there is a strike, there is nothing you can do.

Now, sellers are in trouble again, as Amazon employees are on strike again.

Amazon workers strike

According to foreign media reports, Amazon employees in Italy held a 24-hour strike, with more than 30,000 warehouse, transfer station and delivery personnel participating in the strike.

It is learned that the strike was initiated by several Italian trade unions on the grounds that Amazon was unwilling to actively respond to the demands raised by the trade unions, which led to the interruption of labor-management negotiations. Previously, the trade unions had asked Amazon to modify the labor contract and make adjustments in terms of workload verification and shift system . The organizers of the strike also called on all parties not to place orders on the Amazon platform that day.

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In response to this, a seller complained, "You can go on strike if you want, but why are you telling people not to place orders on Amazon? No wonder my Italian site hasn't been able to place any orders yet, it turns out it's you guys who are causing all this!"

This strike is also the first nationwide strike covering all of Amazon's logistics systems in Italy . Currently, Amazon's logistics system in Italy has been paralyzed. For sellers operating the Italian site, cargo delivery and warehousing will be suspended.

In fact, employee strikes are nothing new for Amazon. In the United States, the relationship between Amazon and its warehouse employees is already tense, and the outbreak of the new coronavirus in dozens of warehouses has added fuel to the fire. The workers who were forced into a desperate situation finally went on strike, marched, and formed a union, accusing Amazon of completely ignoring the lives and health of its warehouse employees.

I hope Amazon can learn from this lesson and not only care about the company's performance, but also care about the lives and health of employees and their reasonable demands, and handle the Italian strike as soon as possible. The collision between the two parties, no matter who is the winner, is disadvantageous to sellers . The strike in Italy has ended, and neighboring France has announced a lockdown.

France's lockdown is another farce

Recently, the French Prime Minister announced that starting from March 20, 16 provinces including Paris will implement a lockdown policy for one month.

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Although the French Prime Minister announced a lockdown, it is not easy to get the French to stay at home and keep a safe distance. While the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet subsided, many French people are jogging along the Seine River in the morning, and even 6,500 French people are participating in the Marseille Carnival.

It is understood that this event has not been approved by the French police and is an illegal activity, and almost no one who participated in the Marseille Carnival wore a mask . In the absence of any protective measures, this large-scale gathering and flow of people is likely to aggravate the epidemic.

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Some sellers expressed helplessness about the French behavior. "We sellers feel like mothers, and foreigners are like naughty children. We are so worried about foreigners. We beg them to be honest and wait until the haze of the epidemic is over before pursuing freedom!"

In short, the lockdown order announced by the French Prime Minister did not make the French stay at home consciously, but instead made the French develop a rebellious mentality. Perhaps foreigners love freedom by nature. There was a march against epidemic control in the UK, which is separated from France by a sea. In this case, it will have a serious impact on logistics and sellers' orders.

Thousands of people march in Britain to protest against restrictions

Recently, thousands of people gathered in the center of London, England to march against strict epidemic control. The gathered people basically did not wear masks. They shouted slogans such as "freedom" and "take off the masks", and clashed with the police who came to maintain order.

It is learned that before the incident, the British police had warned the public through social media that London is still shrouded in the epidemic, and the assembly is illegal and will lead to the spread of the virus. At present, the British police have arrested several protesters.

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In the seller group, sellers have different opinions on this matter.

"Because of the epidemic, I was forced to stay at home and felt that my human rights were violated. Isn't that all?"

"Life is precious, but love is more precious. If it is for freedom, both can be abandoned. His thoughts have reached a certain level, unlike me, who is afraid of death."

"The riots in the UK have happened not just once or twice a year. There are riots every year. I'm used to it."

The riots will inevitably affect logistics delivery. We learned that FBA warehouses are seriously overwhelmed, and some warehouses in Europe have postponed delivery until April. And on the other side of the ocean, the United States also received bad news, MQJ1 warehouses were overwhelmed, and ONT8 and other warehouses had their delivery postponed until April.

US warehouse explosion, FBA delivery delay

Recently, a logistics company notified its customers that due to the large-scale warehouse overflow at Amazon, all truck delivery reservations to LGB8, LAX9, LGB9, and ONT8 have been postponed to April by Amazon . Shippers and consignees need to be aware of this timeliness.

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In the central United States, due to the impact of the recent severe snowstorm in the United States, a large number of shipments have accumulated, resulting in a shortage of Amazon warehouses and delivery staff, and FBA delivery has been delayed across the board. I hope Amazon can send more staff to ease the pressure on warehouses and delivery.

Although Amazon has been increasing its investment in the logistics system, these riots have exposed that the logistics system that Amazon has invested heavily in still has huge shortcomings. I hope Amazon can solve this logistics crisis as soon as possible, reduce the pressure on back-end delivery, and make sellers' shipments smoother.

What do sellers think about the strikes and marches in Europe and the United States and the FBA warehouse explosion? Welcome to leave comments and share with us~