Amazon wants to build a sprawling 3.2 million-square-foot warehouse in rural Orange County, NY. The multi-trillion dollar corporation is asking for tens of millions in tax breaks from the county to do so.
Residents are fighting back. Sign their petition demanding “No Amazon, No Tax Breaks!”
Why does Amazon think it should get tax breaks?
Amazon is seeking public tax incentives for the proposed warehouse, which Amazon says will bring 750 permanent jobs to the community.
Amazon has made claims like this before. In 2022, Amazon had to repay $2.5 in tax breaks after it failed to create promised jobs at its Syosset, NY warehouse.
Amazon might bring some jobs to Orange County, but at what cost?
Amazon is notorious for its disregard of worker safety. We’ve all heard about the pee bottles. About workers being told not to call 911. The Senate investigation into Amazon’s injury rates.
And how “permanent” is an Amazon job, really?
Amazon says it will create 750 permanent jobs at the new Orange County Warehouse. But Amazon’s typical annual turnover rate is 150%. Orange County residents deserve long term security, not a trip through Amazon’s revolving door.
In solidarity,
The Labor Force
Sources:
https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/amazon-seeks-smaller-tax-break-wawayanda-warehouse-22442318.php
https://patch.com/new-york/syosset/amazon-repays-nearly-2-5-million-tax-breaks-county-report
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-document-says-do-not-call-911-in-medical-emergency-2015-10
https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinehamilton/2023/05/24/delivery-drivers-sue-amazon-for-being-forced-to-pee-in-bottles/
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/16/nx-s1-5230240/amazon-injury-warehouse-senate-investigation