strike pay

He said the Teamsters had offered to make their resources available to Amazon workers — including strike pay — while largely preserving the Amazon union’s independence.

Workers will also be careful about how they spend their money since strike pay is lesser than regular pay, he said.

Striking workers are receiving $500 a week from the union’s strike pay fund.

Under the UAW strategy, workers who go on strike would live on $500 per week in strike pay from the union, while others would stay on the job at full pay.

Fain's decision to go with targeted walkouts could limit the cost to the union of strike pay.