Mayor Mamdani Joins Push to Reclassify Amazon Delivery Drivers as Employees
If you live in range of an Amazon warehouse, you’ve probably seen the company’s fancy, electric Rivian fleet pulling up to drop off orders. If you’re outside of the company’s standard range of operation, though, it’s more likely your package will be delivered by some dude in a van or a rented U-Haul. The proposed legislation, dubbed the Delivery Protection Act, would take aim at how companies like Amazon, FedEx, and others handle “last mile” deliveries—the final step in getting a package from the company’s facilities to the customer’s doorstep.
- ▪If you live in range of an Amazon warehouse, you’ve probably seen the company’s fancy, electric Rivian fleet pulling up to drop off orders.
- ▪If you’re outside of the company’s standard range of operation, though, it’s more likely your package will be delivered by some dude in a van or a rented U-Haul.
- ▪The proposed legislation, dubbed the Delivery Protection Act, would take aim at how companies like Amazon, FedEx, and others handle “last mile” deliveries—the final step in getting a package from the company’s facilities to the customer’s d
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| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:45:58 +0000 |
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If you live in range of an Amazon warehouse, you’ve probably seen the company’s fancy, electric Rivian fleet pulling up to drop off orders. If you’re outside of the company’s standard range of operation, though, it’s more likely your package will be delivered by some dude in a van or a rented U-Haul. Those are contractors, and despite the fact that they do the essential work for one of the richest companies on the planet, they work with minimal protections in often grueling…
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