“It’s unacceptable that the creative workforce behind the $2.5 trillion global fashion industry still lacks basic protections in the State that gave birth to the American labor movement,” said Sara Ziff, founder and executive director of the Model Alliance.

“New York derives huge benefit off the backs of young women and girls indentured to predatory management agencies. And it’s not only models who experience these injustices – makeup artists, hairstylists and others who work behind-the-scenes also lack basic protections. We’re glad to have the support of Chris Smalls – a once in a generation leader who has taken on seemingly unslayable monsters – as we organize our industry to fight for the rights of all fashion workers.”

The announcement comes as Federal labor regulators announced that they will throw out Amazon’s objections to stop workers from unionizing at a warehouse in New York City. 

Back in April, workers at the JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island voted to join the Amazon Labor Union, however Amazon went on to file several objections to the election. The organization is led by Smalls. Still, Amazon continues to object the union’s victory.

“It is our hope that the Regional Director for Region 28 can expedite our certification and that the NLRB enforces Amazon’s legal obligation to negotiate with the workers of the ALU,” the union said in a release posted to Twitter

Next, the union said that workers at an Amazon facility near Albany