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Why Did Amazon Renege on the Deal?
After months of protests, detractors have gotten their way: Amazon will not be coming tothe Big Apple. Vocal Amazon critic NYC City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer (26th Queens) talks about what it took to keep the tech giant from his district and takes calls from those relieved and disappointed.
"Labor thought they could reach a deal but Amazon walked away from New York rather than adjust their anti-union position," says @JimmyVanBramer.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 15, 2019"Amazon decided that they would rather leave New York City rather than change their corporate culture and allow workers to organize. Shame on them for that. Them wanting to leave the greatest city in the world is their loss," says @JimmyVanBramer.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 15, 2019"We need jobs, we need tax revenue but we have to not participate in this race to the bottom where corporations and billionaires dictate the values and the process by which we do economic development," says @JimmyVanBramer.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 15, 2019