Amazon Is in the Crosshairs of Mamdani’s NYC Worker Agenda

Amazon Is in the Crosshairs of Mamdani’s Worker Agenda A New York City bill calls for the company to hire thousands of contract couriers. Amazon says the proposal will make delivery pricier and slower. A New York City proposal backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani calls for Amazon.com Inc. to hire thousands of contract couriers, threatening the company’s low-cost delivery model and offering a template for cities and states across the US to tighten regulations on the nation’s second-largest private employer. Supporters say the Delivery Protection Act would close a loophole that lets Amazon distance itself from worker injuries and grueling conditions while also making it harder for workers to form unions. The legislation has a majority of City Council sponsorship and is expected to pass as soon as this fall. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, whose members include United Parcel Service Inc. drivers threatened by Amazon’s rapid rise in home delivery, said it will promote the bill in other cities if it passes in New York. A similar bill was proposed in Chicago last year.