Holiday delays loom as Amazon workers go on strike
Amazon workers, represented by the Teamsters Union, have gone on strike just days before Christmas, demanding higher wages, better benefits, and improved working conditions. The demonstrations, including picket lines in Maspeth, Queens, have already led to arrests and concerns over potential holiday delivery delays. FOX 5’s Kendall Green has the story.
NEW YORK – If you are driving in New York City on Wednesday, you might notice the traffic is particularly slow. Wednesday marks the first of more than a dozen “Gridlock Alert Days” ahead of this year’s holiday season.
Gridlock Alert Days
What we know:
Every year, the New York City Department of Transportation puts out a list of Gridlock Alert Days, days officials believe will have the worst traffic of the year.
Traffic gets so bad these days that NYC DOT recommends commuters do pretty much anything but drive in the city.
In September, officials designated several Gridlock Alerts during the UN General Assembly.Â
NYC DOT has designated 15 Gridlock Alert days between Wednesday and the new year. They are:
Wednesday, Nov. 19Thursday, Nov. 20Tuesday, Nov. 25Wednesday, Dec. 3Thursday, Dec. 4Friday, Dec. 5Monday, Dec. 8Tuesday, Dec. 9Wednesday, Dec. 10Thursday, Dec. 11Friday, Dec. 12Monday, Dec. 15Tuesday, Dec. 16Â Wednesday, Dec. 17Thursday, Dec. 18
Dig deeper:
The city uses traffic data from previous years to determine which days will be designated Gridlock Alert Days.Â
Thanksgiving is the busiest travel holiday of the year, according to the American Automobile Association. Across the U.S. this year, AAA predicts a record 82 million people will be traveling around Thanksgiving, and New York City is one of their 10 top domestic travel destinations.
The Source: Information in this story is from the New York City Department of Transportation and the American Automobile Association.