Unions representing construction workers and retail workers in New York City have voiced their concerns over Amazon's planned headquarters in Queens. The Teamsters and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union have demanded that Amazon's plans be delayed over the company's history of perceived anti-union activity. Although Amazon has shown a sign of good faith by agreeing to use union workers to build and maintain its facilities, unions are still not satisfied. Head of the Teamster union, George Miranda, states that proper labor practices need to be put in place, especially at a large company like Amazon, in order to maintain labor standards across industries.
See "No union, no deal, NYC labor leaders tell Cuomo and de Blasio about Amazon's new HQ", Ginger Adams Otis, New York Daily News, January 29, 2019