FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2023

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

RWDSU STATEMENT: RESPONSE TO NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS WELCOMING AMAZON FOR “DELIVERING GOOD JOBS TO NEW YORKERS”

(NEW YORK, NY) – Today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams welcomed Amazon to New York City at the ribbon cutting of their new flagship offices, stating the company is “delivering good jobs to New Yorkers.” Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) issued the following statement in response:

“Amazon is not delivering good jobs for New Yorkers – period. Thousands of Amazon workers in New York alone suffer acute and prolonged, often debilitating, injuries from working in their warehouses. As we’ve said from the beginning, Amazon shouldn’t be welcomed by our government until they change the way they treat their employees. Workers deserve the right to organize fairly, to achieve a fair union contract, and real health and safety measures that don’t send workers home suffering after a shift or worse, never to return home. Amazon shouldn’t be heralded for delivering good jobs.”

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The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) represents 100,000 members throughout the United States. The RWDSU is affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW). For more information, please visit our website at www.rwdsu.org, Facebook:/RWDSU.UFCW Twitter:@RWDSU.