{"id":64691,"date":"2026-05-14T08:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=press_releases&p=64691"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:35:27","slug":"ufcw-celebrates-senate-passage-of-new-york-surveillance-pricing-legislation","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/ufcw-celebrates-senate-passage-of-new-york-surveillance-pricing-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"UFCW Celebrates Senate Passage of New York Surveillance Pricing Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cWe look forward to the State Assembly passing this legislation and Governor Hochul signing it into law.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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ALBANY, N.Y. \u2013<\/strong> Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) <\/strong>released a statement in response to the New York State Senate passing Senate Bill S8616A, the Protecting Consumers and Jobs from Discriminatory Pricing Act<\/u><\/a>, which would ban surveillance pricing and electronic shelf labels (ESLs) from grocery stores across New York. This comes after recent polling<\/u><\/a> shows that New Yorkers overwhelmingly support a ban on these technologies that threaten to drive up grocery costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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UFCW International Vice President Ademola Oyefeso <\/strong>said:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cPassing the Protecting Consumers and Jobs from Discriminatory Pricing Act means New York will become the first state in the country to ban electronic shelf labels, which makes surveillance pricing possible. This technology is only good for one thing: higher prices. New York\u2019s comprehensive approach is the sole way to protect New Yorkers from predatory pricing in grocery stores.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cThanks to the tireless work of Deputy Leader Gianaris, who sponsored this bill, and Leader Stewart-Cousins, New York families will be able to buy their groceries knowing that companies are not using AI and digital surveillance to rip them off in the aisles. We applaud the State Senate, which seized this opportunity to protect consumers and workers from an affordability crisis not of their making. We look forward to the State Assembly passing this legislation and Governor Hochul signing it into law.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Email <\/strong>press@ufcw.org<\/u><\/a><\/strong> to speak with a spokesperson about the New York legislation and the threat that ESLs and surveillance pricing pose to fair grocery prices and good, union jobs. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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