"The bill had broad support last year from labor groups and 41 of the City Council's 51 members from across the political spectrum, including now-Speaker Julie Menin. Amazon currently uses third-party Delivery Service Partners, or DSPs, to make its deliveries - a model that allows the company to skirt responsibility for its massive delivery operations. DSPs pop up and close down constantly, repeatedly forcing delivery drivers out of work."
"None of the employees on the street making deliveries for Amazon - who wear Amazon uniformx and drive Amazon-branded vehicle - technically work for the company. Instead, they work for a DSP that leases Amazon-branded equipment and works out of "last mile" warehouses, often on an exclusive basis with the online retail giant. On Wednesday, the day before the bill's reintroduction, a new group of chambers of commerce and DSPs emerged to fight against the law, inaugurating their campaign with an op-ed in amNewYork from the heads of the Brooklyn and Queens chambers of commerce."
Council Member Tiffany Cabán's Delivery Protection Act would require Amazon to directly hire its delivery drivers, ending reliance on third-party Delivery Service Partners (DSPs). Amazon uses DSPs that lease Amazon-branded equipment and operate from "last mile" warehouses, creating precarious, often exclusive employment that can force drivers out of work when DSPs close. The bill previously had support from labor groups and 41 of 51 City Council members. Opponents including chambers of commerce and DSPs have organized against the measure. DSP workers at Amazon's Maspeth warehouse unionized with the Teamsters in 2024. City data links increased traffic injuries near DSP warehouses to the delivery model. A rally is scheduled Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
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