The reason why Amazon doesn't get Juneteenth off is because Amazon limits it's official paid holidays and many large private sector employers also don't adopt federal holidays universally.
Just like many large retail employers and logistics employers, Amazon also maintains a select list of paid holidays, such as Memorial Day, New Year's Day, Independence day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and they don't automatically add every newly designated federal holiday to their list of paid holidays.
And although Juneteenth is a federal holiday, studies of large companies, most particularly in the Seattle tech and private sectors, also show that a minority of private employers also treat Juneteenth as a paid day off.
Instead of Juneteenth being a paid day off or holiday pay, Amazon has historically approached Juneteenth with internal educational resources, local management-led acknowledgements, or standard operating schedules, instead of closing fulfillment centers.
Also employee groups, labor advocates and unions have also frequently criticized the decision and even argued that the lack of paid leave or extra compensation contrasts with the public statements of Amazon and resemble marketing rather than meaningful recognition.
On Juneteenth banks are closed on June 19th because Juneteenth and June 19th is a federal holiday that is observed by the Federal Reserve.
Physical branches of banks, including in person teller, drive through banking services and live customer service by phone or chat are closed on Juneteenth.
Even Major banks like Citibank, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan as well as Bank of America are also closed on Juneteenth or June 19th for the federal holiday.
However while banks are closed on Juneteenth or June 19th, ATMs, mobile apps and even online banking websites and platforms still remain open and online and accessible as they operate 24/7 regardless of the holiday.
Just keep in mind that there can be transaction delays as well as check clearing issues on Juneteenth as well.
Because the Federal Reserve is also closed on Juneteenth, electronic money transfers, ACH payments and also direct deposits into bank accounts don't process on Juneteenth.
And any check deposits that are made on Juneteenth also will not often begin processing until the next business day after Juneteenth or June 19th.
Even the United States post office is closed and not open on Juneteenth and regular mail delivery and retail post office services are also suspended in observance of the federal Juneteenth holiday.
However priority mail express continues to run year round, even on federal holidays and you can still use USPS.com 24/7 to order stamps, print out shipping labels and request package pickups although the packages won't be picked up until the next business day.
Even self service and drop boxes in select retail USPS lobbies with self service kiosks as well as outdoor blue USPS mail collection boxes are accessible on Juneteenth, although mail that is dropped off in these USPS blue collection boxes will not be picked up or collected until the next business day.
However unlike USPS, private shipping carriers like FedEx and UPS often operate under their own schedules on Juneteenth.