An Amazon warehouse is just over two weeks away from opening on Chicago's West Side, and neighborhood residents want local hiring prioritized.
Residents of West Humboldt Park and surrounding areas want to see the new Amazon Warehouse opening soon to hire mostly local employees from the neighborhood.An Amazon Warehouse is just over two weeks away from opening on Chicago's West Side, and neighborhood residents want local hiring prioritized.
"We're going to be respectful. We're going to be civil, but we're going to be persistent," said one demonstrator.The roughly two dozen protesters marched to the facility's entrance to deliver their demands in a letter. The warehouse is located on Kostner, and neighbors said they're eager for the hundreds of jobs they say they were promised.
It was announced in June that Amazon would be bringing 500 new jobs to fill the then-abandoned 140,000-square-foot facility. A lawsuit was filed in late August to stop Amazon from opening the warehouse until the company goes through a public approval process."We want to partner with Amazon, and Amazon to partner with the community. And, you can't start a partnership by keeping people in the dark," said resident Richard Vargas.
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