The Warehouse Worker Protection Act (WWPA), passed by the NYS Legislature in June 2022 and signed by Governor Hochul in December, is now in effect in New York State. The legislation brings transparency to exploitative productivity quotas in the warehouse industry and helps workers at companies like Amazon learn their rights.
Elected officials, unions, and advocates from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy and TEMP Bill coalitions united in Albany today to hold a press conference calling for common-sense workplace safety legislation in dangerous industries like warehousing, agriculture, construction, and commercial trucking.
Unions, advocates, and community organizations from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition launched a campaign for the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act (WWIRA), legislation that will hold employers accountable for workplace safety and design warehouses to protect workers first.
ALIGN, an alliance of powerhouse unions including DC37, RWDSU, NYC Central Labor Council, and Teamsters that leads the Raise Up NY coalition, released the following statement today in response to reports of Governor Hochul’s new minimum wage proposal, which would increase New York’s minimum wage to $17 downstate by 2026 and upstate by 2028:
ALIGN Rejects $17 Minimum Wage Proposal; Calls for $21.25 Minimum WageAlliance of Powerhouse Unions includes DC37, RWDSU, NYC Central Labor Council, and Teamsters
New York – Lucas Shapiro, Executive Director of ALIGN, an alliance of powerhouse unions including DC37, RWDSU, NYC Central Labor Council, and Teamsters that leads the Raise Up NY coalition, released the following statement today in response to reports of Governor Hochul’s new minimum wage proposal, which would increase New York’s minimum wage to $17 downstate by 2026 and upstate by 2028:
“Governor Hochul and State legislators represent the people of New York, and it is their duty to make our great state a prosperous home for all.…