Fighting For Unionization Fighting Amazon Fighting For The People Johnathan Bailey NY City Council26

Jonathan Bailey is a labor organizer and anti-gentrification activist running a campaign independent of the influence of corporations, real estate, and police money in New York City Council District 26
Jonathan loves Queens. As an anti-gentrification activist, he has been fighting to keep our rents and personal housing taxes low and prevent the privatization of public housing. The Great Recession left him a homeless teenager, which has given him a deep commitment to fighting institutions that feed on homelessness. As an executive committee member of Justice for All Coalition and a member of Queens Anti-Gentrification Project, he has fought against upzoning and was deeply involved with organizing the largest town halls on Amazon HQ2 fight, eventually placing him and Queens DSA on the front of the New York Times.

During his time as Queens DSA membership coordinator, Jonathan joined the fight as the data entry team lead to elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, to Congress in NY-14.

As someone who has first-hand experience with police violence and has been jailed for being too poor to pay off a traffic ticket, Jonathan is committed to creating the changes our society needs. His activism fighting to stop police violence with an Elected Civilian Review Board has helped bring our city closer to democratizing police accountability into the people's hands.

Jonathan loves to see his neighbors glow. As a cofounder of Amazonians United NYC, he's helped his coworkers win access to the Safe and Sick Leave Amazon illegally denied, and win paid time off. His dedication to building collective power for the common good was also key in him and other workers shutting down the Woodside warehouse to protect workers and prevent the spread of COVID-19 into Queens neighborhoods.

This past year, Jonathan has been serving as Queens DSA Co-Chair, focusing on building new avenues for the movement's internal democracy. He recently stepped down to preserve the movement's class independence while he runs for city council in district 26.