{"id":427369,"date":"2022-04-05T21:54:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T18:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazon-union-leaders-say-aoc-abandoned-them\/"},"modified":"2022-04-05T21:54:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T18:54:49","slug":"amazon-union-leaders-say-aoc-abandoned-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-union-leaders-say-aoc-abandoned-them\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon union leaders say AOC abandoned them"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2947a2d4100\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2947a2d4100\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-union-leaders-say-aoc-abandoned-them\/#%E2%80%9CAmazon_union_leaders_say_AOC_abandoned_them%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Amazon union leaders say AOC abandoned them&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAmazon_union_leaders_say_AOC_abandoned_them%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Amazon union leaders say AOC abandoned them&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrated the historic unionization of Amazon workers at a Staten Island distribution center this week \u2014 but labor organizers are shunning the progressive Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was accused by supporters of the Amazon Labor Union of \u201cleaving them high and dry\u201d by failing to show up for an August rally in support of the workers before the union vote.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Smalls, the man credited with leading the unionization drive, was asked over the weekend if he had a message for Ocasio-Cortez in the wake of his success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHell no,\u201d he said. \u201cShe don\u2019t deserve this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ist lawmaker promised organizers she would stand by them at the rally outside the JFK8 Amazon fulfillment center in the Bloomfield section of Staten Island last summer, but she dropped out at the last minute.<\/p>\n<p>Protest leaders told The Post in January that they were so crestfallen, they didn\u2019t even bother inviting her to a follow-up rally in December.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-union-staten-island-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Christian Smalls, the union organizer who spearheaded the successful campaign, criticized Ocasio-Cortez for not showing up to a rally last summer.\" class=\"wp-image-21788085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-union-staten-island-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-union-staten-island-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-union-staten-island-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Christian Smalls, the union organizer who spearheaded the successful campaign, criticized Ocasio-Cortez for not showing up to a rally last summer.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amazon workers at a warehouse in Staten Island voted\u00a0Friday to become the web giant\u2019s first unionized US workers.<\/p>\n<p>The vote was 2,654 in favor and 2,131 against unionization, according to National Labor Relations Board officials.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The warehouse isn\u2019t in my district and maybe you should look at a map before claiming so. One scheduling conflict aside, we have requested oversight investigations into Amazon, met with Amazon workers in the Woodside warehouses, and more. Hope you do more due diligence next time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1509655301691256832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The congresswoman posted a Twitter message showing three flexed biceps emojis in response to a tweet indicating that the union was winning the vote tally over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>But podcaster Krystal Ball responded with a tweet, writing: \u201cHere\u2019s the guy who organized the union drive talking about how you left them high and dry. These are your constituents and you couldn\u2019t be bothered to show up until they\u2019re on the cusp of victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>To which AOC replied: \u201cThe warehouse isn\u2019t in my district and maybe you should look at a map before claiming so.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cOne scheduling conflict aside, we have requested oversight investigations into Amazon, met with Amazon workers in the Woodside warehouses, and more.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope you do more due diligence next time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-union-staten-island-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The fulfillment center on Staten Island is the first Amazon facility to unionize.\" class=\"wp-image-21788084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-union-staten-island-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-union-staten-island-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-union-staten-island-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The fulfillment center on Staten Island is the first Amazon facility to unionize.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a subsequent tweet, Ocasio-Cortez said security was also a factor in her not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing at the warehouse to support the workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity was an issue as well,\u201d she tweeted. \u201c2021 included a lot of high level threats on my life, which limited what activities I was able to do, especially those outside.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe combination of that + when we are able to get resources\/time to secure them creates scheduling + logistical conflicts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smalls responded to Ocasio-Cortez, tweeting: \u201cSmh @AOC that\u2019s terrible workers from your district definitely commute to Staten Island I know them personally maybe you should do your do [sic]\u00a0diligence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Ocasio-Cortez infamously defeated Amazon\u2019s proposal to open up a 25,000-job world headquarters in Queens.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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