The New York Legislature approved a measure late last week that beefs up worker safety in the e-commerce and warehouse industries at companies like Amazon. The bill brings transparency to hidden workplace quotas and ensures that quotas don’t interfere with legally protected breaks.
The Warehouse Worker Protection Act, sponsored by Senator Jessica Ramos (D) and Assemblymember Latoya Joyner (D), was drafted with input from the Teamsters and other members of the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition. The bill, along with the Teamster-backed AB 701 in California, would help set leading warehouse industry protections as it relates to overly burdensome and abusive quotas. It now heads to the desk of Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) for her signature.
“Amazon takes advantages of its workers to maximize profits,” said Sean M. O’Brien, Teamsters General President. “The Teamsters will continue to support pro-worker bills in states across the country to make sure this white-collar crime syndicate is held responsible for its behavior.”
“Managing by secret algorithm, as Amazon does in its warehouses, is an attack on all working people and an affront to what has traditionally been a middle-class job for our warehouse members,” said Tom Erickson, President of Teamsters Local 120 and Director of the Teamsters Warehouse Division. “Lawmakers of all parties need to understand the damage this company is doing to its constituents and our communities.”
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