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Amazon is planning to build a new headquarters somewhere in the U.S. in the near future, potentially adding up to 50,000 jobs at whichever lucky location – or locations – get chosen.
Like so many other states across the nation, New York is pushing hard to win this contest.
While metro regions like Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and New York City are putting together the most attractive incentive packages they can, a large portion of what’s being offered will come from the state, and Empire State Development President Howard Zemsky said the package will be basically the same for any region that applies.
They have not decided on final numbers yet, but ESDC officials follow metrics based on the number of positions a company promises to bring and how well those jobs pay.
“We have a pretty good idea of what other cities may do based on the numbers Amazon has given us, so we’ll be competitive,” Zemsky said.
While the state is looking, of course, for good-paying jobs, Zemsky said the incentive package will not require any of those positions to be earmarked for union members.
“From my perspective, that’s between Amazon and…the unions, but that’s not a stipulation,” he said.
New York labor unions will likely have a difficult time organizing workers, even with an influx of thousands of jobs at once. Amazon has a long and well-documented history of squashing labor movements.
And convincing the state to add stipulations in the midst of an ultra-competitive process is likely a non-starter, since other states won’t make similar demands.
“We don’t really specify in that respect,” Zemsky said. “So we’ll work with them, but we’re trying to attract 50,000 jobs.”
Empire State Development and New York said they have a good professional relationship with the company, which already led to the announcement of 4,250 more jobs in New York City earlier this month.
New York Won’t Require Union Jobs As Part Of Amazon Package
Like so many other states across the nation, New York is pushing hard to win this contest.
While metro regions like Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and New York City are putting together the most attractive incentive packages they can, a large portion of what’s being offered will come from the state, and Empire State Development President Howard Zemsky said the package will be basically the same for any region that applies.
They have not decided on final numbers yet, but ESDC officials follow metrics based on the number of positions a company promises to bring and how well those jobs pay.
“We have a pretty good idea of what other cities may do based on the numbers Amazon has given us, so we’ll be competitive,” Zemsky said.
While the state is looking, of course, for good-paying jobs, Zemsky said the incentive package will not require any of those positions to be earmarked for union members.
“From my perspective, that’s between Amazon and…the unions, but that’s not a stipulation,” he said.
New York labor unions will likely have a difficult time organizing workers, even with an influx of thousands of jobs at once. Amazon has a long and well-documented history of squashing labor movements.
And convincing the state to add stipulations in the midst of an ultra-competitive process is likely a non-starter, since other states won’t make similar demands.
“We don’t really specify in that respect,” Zemsky said. “So we’ll work with them, but we’re trying to attract 50,000 jobs.”
Empire State Development and New York said they have a good professional relationship with the company, which already led to the announcement of 4,250 more jobs in New York City earlier this month.
New York Won’t Require Union Jobs As Part Of Amazon Package
