Commie Mamdummy is now going after Amazon subcontracting delivery services

Well aren’t the subcontractors subject to the regs? What regs are bing violated by either amazon or the subs?

It’s not about the regulations. It’s about liability. Amazon controls the entire delivery process. Their “subs” are not independent, but basically treated as employees due to that level of control.

Motorboat is a personal injury attorney

The NY Post has a good article on how much this will hurt NYC and small businesses


Mamdani escalates Amazon fight, backs bill that risks price hike for customers as retailer threatens to move NYC operations

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is throwing his support behind controversial legislation that would force Amazon and other delivery giants to directly employ thousands of drivers — despite warnings the policy will force Amazon outside the five boroughs and lead to slower, more expensive deliveries.

Mamdani on Monday backed the Teamsters-supported Delivery Protection Act, which would bar companies from subcontracting core warehouse and delivery work at last-mile facilities and require workers to be directly employed by the facility operator.

“Corporations like Amazon build billion-dollar business models by insulating themselves from accountability through a system of exploitative subcontracting,” the mayor said in a statement.

He called the bill “common-sense regulation that protects delivery workers, safeguards the communities where these facilities operate and ensures that the corporations benefiting from workers’ labor are responsible for the consequences of their business practices.”

However, the legislation would foist an extra $664 per year on New York households to get their goods, according to a study by consultancy AKRF.

“This law is just going to raise prices for consumers,” Business Council of New York State spokesperson Steve Smith told The Post on Monday.

Amazon, which works with more than 40 local Delivery Service Partners employing over 5,000 people in New York City, has warned that the legislation could prompt it to move delivery operations outside the city.

A retreat outside the city limits would result in deliveries that are not only significantly slower but also more costly, AKRF previously warned.

“We’re committed to creating good jobs, supporting our thousands of employees and local small business partners in New York City and providing fast, reliable delivery for New Yorkers,” Amazon spokeswoman Kelly A. Nantel told The Post.

“But as written, this legislation would directly undermine that commitment — threatening the small businesses that deliver to customers, putting the jobs of more than 5,000 of their employees at risk and forcing us to consider relocating delivery operations outside of the city.”

Opponents of the bill planned to mount their own show of force Monday, with package delivery workers and small-business owners planning a 1 p.m. press conference in East Harlem to urge city leaders to reject the measure.

The New York Delivers coalition said its members will gather at Thomas Jefferson Park to argue that Intro 518 threatens thousands of delivery jobs and small businesses while raising costs for New Yorkers.

The coalition claims as many as 10,000 city delivery jobs could be at risk if the legislation passes, including an estimated 3,500 last-mile delivery jobs in Harlem and four adjoining Council districts.

New York Delivers also said 82% of the last-mile delivery workforce does not have a college degree, and 84% is non-white. The group plans to feature delivery workers and small-business owners who say the legislation threatens their livelihoods.

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This guy is a moron. He governs on clicks.

This would also impact door dash, uber, and lots of other contractors in the city.

Fking crush not only the workers but restaurants, etc.

They think somehow all these people will suddenly be employed by a company and join the Teamsters who is pushing for it.

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Mamdani on Monday backed the Teamsters-supported Delivery Protection Act, which would bar companies from subcontracting core warehouse and delivery work at last-mile facilities and require workers to be directly employed by the facility operator.

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A large % of Amazon packages are delivered by e-bike and foot wagons in NYC/Manhattan. There is not fricking way the Teamsters are going to take these jobs.

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We treat contractors as "employees" too. We make them take training classes and go over our policies, etc.

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It's more than this. Amazon controls the entire delivery process from order to door. The DSOs all use Amazon required IT, are required to wear Amazon uniforms, drive amazon logo trucks, etc. There is no independence from amazon other than an LLC in name to divert liability.

I hate this commie Mandami. I am just pointing out what this is factually, with no opinion on it either way, except that if a DSO kills a family member in a wreck and they do not have enough insurance, then I should be able to pursue Amazon, who controls the entire process.

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I mean, they can sue Amazon, but I almost guarantee that Amazon has all of their t's crossed and i's dotted to protect themselves.

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You are good with Amazon exerting that level of control and escaping all responsibility?

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It’s not about the regulations. It’s about liability. Amazon controls the entire delivery process. Their “subs” are not independent, but basically treated as employees due to that level of control.

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gotta find them deep liability pockets huh