NYC Council's ‘Delivery Protection’ Legislation Faces Pushback
The bill would tighten licensing for last-mile warehouses and expand worker safeguards, while Amazon says it could threaten more than 5,000 jobs.
- On Monday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed the Delivery Protection Act, legislation requiring companies like Amazon to directly employ delivery workers and assume accountability for safety, training, and employment practices.
- Mamdani characterized Amazon's subcontracting system as an "exploitative business model" shielding the company from accountability, as a 2025 city comptroller report found 78% of areas around last-mile facilities experienced increased injury-causing crashes after opening.
- Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel warned the bill could threaten more than 5,000 local jobs and increase household costs by $664 annually, urging the City Council to consider the "real world ramifications" for small businesses.
- The bill remains laid over in the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection since an April 9 hearing, with 35 City Council sponsors but Council Speaker Julie Menin's position still unclear.
- Supporters including the Teamsters argue the measure provides essential oversight, while the administration's broader enforcement continues, having already recovered more than $9 million in unpaid idling fines from delivery networks earlier this year.
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NYC council's ‘delivery protection’ legislation faces pushback
(The Center Square) — A proposal by the New York City Council to bar online retailers from hiring third-party companies is facing pushback from groups that say it would hurt employers, eliminate jobs and drive up costs for consumers.
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