![]() ![]() HIGH INJURY RATES AND TURNOVER IN WAREHOUSES Warehouse and distribution center employees (mostly workers of color) who work under those quotas are expected to complete a quantified number of tasks within specific time periods, often measured down to the minute or second, and face adverse employment action, including suspension or termination, if they fail to do so. The rapid growth of same and next-day consumer package delivery, and advances in technology used for tracking employee productivity, have led to a rise in the number of warehouse and distribution center workers who are subject to quantified work quotas. “Removing the incentives for e-commerce giants like Amazon to engage in unsafe practices, the Warehouse Worker Protection Act enhances workplace safety protections for thousands of New Yorkers and I look forward to enacting this important legislation.”ĬHANGING INDUSTRY AND NEW TECH WITH NO CHECK: THE ALGORITHM IS THE BAD BOSS “Protecting workers from the potential stress and physical injuries that they face as high-pressure quota systems become more commonplace in warehouses and distribution centers throughout New York, the Warehouse Worker Protection Act is a crucial workplace safety measure that I am proud to introduce in the Assembly,” Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner (D-Bronx, 77thAD), chair of the Assembly Labor Committee, said. When we pass the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, we can ease the bargaining process for any worker in any warehouse or fulfillment center who is seeking to make collective demands for health and dignity in their workplace.” “These so-called productivity quotas do not allow for workers to comply with recommended ergonomic health and safety standards and contribute to a workplace injury rate that accelerates turnover. On one side, they’re pushing back against pervasive union-busting campaigns, and on the other, they are contending with write-ups and penalties from an opaque algorithm that can’t be bargained with,” said Senate Labor Chair, Jessica Ramos (D, WF - SD13). What we know is that in these warehouses, workers are contending with more than one bad boss. “My responsibility as Senate Labor Chair is to find every gap and opportunity that bad bosses use to cut corners on their employee’s health and safety, and swiftly close them. Under the legislation, every warehouse will have an ergonomic assessment of all tasks, with penalties and enforcement mechanisms instituted with oversight by the New York State Department of Labor. S8922 /Assembly number forthcoming strengthens language in a comparable bill that passed in the California legislature in 2021 by providing workers with a private right of action against employers who set algorithm-driven quotas that injure their employees and by creating workplace safety committees. With the backing of a broad labor coalition, State Senator Jessica Ramos (D, WF - SD13) and Assembly Member Latoya Joyner (D - AD 77) have introduced legislation to the Senate and Assembly Labor Committees to limit the algorithms and quotas regulating the pace of work in warehouses and fulfillment centers. ![]() ![]() NEW YORK CITY, NY - As voting enters its final day for the Amazon Labor Union’s second warehouse election, workers are getting support from Albany in the form of the Warehouse Worker Protection Act. THE WWPA ( S8922 /Assembly number forthcoming) AIMS TO ADDRESS HIGH INSTANCES OF WORKER INJURY IN AMAZON WAREHOUSES AND COMPARABLE FACILITIES NEW YORK STATE LABOR CHAIRS FILE THE WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION ACT ![]() The WWPA (S8922/Assembly number forthcoming) aims to address high instances of worker injury in Amazon warehouses and other comparable facilities ![]()
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