FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2018

Contact: Chelsea Connor | cconnor@rwdsu.org | 347-866-6259

AMAZON DEAL: NEW YORK DESERVES BETTER

“New York deserves better than the deal that was struck to lure Amazon here.  Its hard to believe that we are giving as much as $1 billion dollars to one of the wealthiest and largest companies in history.  This was an opportunity to create good jobs in a way that benefits the city and workers. We should be demanding that Amazon respects its workforce by allowing them to exercise their right to freely associate.  We should be demanding that they give back to the community and not drain public resources.  Instead we got played.  Amazon can afford to come here without handouts.  Its embarrassing to think that such a great city would need to beg them to come.  They are coming here because they need to come here - because we offer so much.  Tax payers shouldn’t be on the hook to help Amazon be profitable – it’s a massively profitable private business.  New York, we can and should do better,” said Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).