Are UPS and Amazon Holding Castletonians' Packages Hostage?

 Notice from Castleton-on-Hudson & Schodack; General Discussion 

We, the residents and supporters of Castleton, demand that UPS stop delivering packages addressed to residents to the Amazon warehouse, where they are kept for days or weeks. Our packages should be delivered to the places they are addressed to and signed for by the actual residents, not some mythical Amazon employee by the name of "Woods" who is always listed by UPS as the signatory for these misdirected deliveries. In addition, we demand that the Schodack Town Supervisor's Office, headed by Supervisor David Harris, investigate this egregious situation and act to resolve it with UPS and the Amazon warehouse management.

Hi Neighbors,

It has become obvious that we need to take action to stop UPS from misdirecting our packages to the Amazon Warehouse where the mysterious person "Woods" allegedly signs for them and keeps them there for days or even weeks. It appears more than 100 Castleton residents have been affected. Some have had food deliveries delayed by a week causing the food to rot. Others have had expensive items withheld. Still others have not received gifts sent to them. This has to stop.
I have created an online petition here: https://www.ipetitions.com/.../stop-ups-and-amazon-from...

Let's continue to raise awareness and put pressure on managers and officials until this is resolved. I am tired of this happening to us all! Thanks.

Best wishes,

Kathleen Crowley

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Amazon opens in Schodack

Massive Amazon fulfillment center opens in Schodack
The company's first so-called fulfillment center in upstate will eventually employee 1,000, company says

SCHODACK — Amazon opened its new fulfillment center in this Rensselaer County town on Friday, marking the end of a years-long - and at times contentious - process to build the first such facility for the company in upstate New York.

The facility will eventually employ more than 1,000 full-time workers who will stack, pack and ship items to customers across the region, including bulk paper goods, sports equipment, pet food and supplies, electronics, and household goods.

Pay at the fulfillment center starts at $15 an hour and full-time employees will get health, vision and dental coverage along with a 50 percent match in 401K plans. Minimum wage in upstate New York currently stands at $11.80 with an increase to $12.50 scheduled to go into effect on Dec. 31.

The company will also pre-pay 95 percent of tuition for courses in high-demand fields such as game design, visual communications, nursing, radiology and IT programming.

This is the company’s first fulfillment center in upstate New York, and second in the state. Amazon launched its first fulfillment center in Staten Island in 2018.

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