New Yorkers say what they mean and mean what they say. Recently sworn in Mayor Eric Adams appeared to be responding to the backlash he received after a press conference yesterday where he referred to individuals as “low-skilled workers” while addressing the need to reopen businesses. enterprise. The mayor made remarks claiming that the cooks, shoemakers at Dunkin’ Donuts, and others “lack the academic skills to sit in a corner office.” Mayor Adams tweeted today that he previously worked as a cook and dishwasher.
“I am a cooker. I am a dishwasher. If nobody came to my restaurant while I was in college, I wouldn’t have survived,” he wrote on Twitter. “When you talk about shutting down our city, you’re talking about putting low-wage workers out of work. I don’t let that happen.” Some, including state officials, felt like his choice of words could have been better.
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in a tweet, “The idea that any job is ‘low skill’ is a myth maintained by rich interests to justify it. for inhumane working conditions, little/no health care and low wages. Plus, being a waiter has made me and many others *better* at our jobs than people who have never known that life. ”
District 13 Representative Jessica Ramos also shared a tweet in response to Mayor Adams’ comments that, “Mr. @NYCMayor, there is no such thing as a low-skilled worker. It’s a concept designed to reduce wages. You are talking about people whose labor is necessary for our daily lives. Dammit. ” Mayor Adams did not say anything else before his tweet and did not issue an apology. Roomies, do you think his tweet is enough?!
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