City Council Bill Could Force Amazon to Hire Contracted Delivery Workers

City Council bill could force Amazon to hire contracted delivery workers

The proposed “Delivery Protection Act” would require companies like Amazon to directly employ delivery drivers instead of using contractors.

Amazon contractors clash with Teamsters at raucous NYC Council hearing on controversial delivery legislation

Amazon delivery workers and Teamsters shouted and booed each other Thursday at a raucous New York City Council hearing on a proposed bill that critics say could lead to thousands of lost jobs and much higher delivery bills.

AMAZON TEAMSTERS URGE PASSAGE OF DELIVERY PROTECTION ACT AT NYC COUNCIL HEARING

Grassroots Mobilization Drives Momentum for First-of-its-Kind Legislation

Amazon Teamsters Urge Passage of Delivery Protection Act in NYC Council Hearing

(NEW YORK) – Amazon Teamsters and their allies rallied at city hall today in support of the Delivery Protection Act, later testifying in favor of the bill before the New York City Council Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection. The landmark legislation, introduced by Councilmember Tiffany Cabán, would outlaw Amazon’s controversial Delivery Service Partner (DSP) model across the five boroughs. “For too long, Amazon has posed an existential t…