NYC Mayor Mamdani backs Amazon delivery worker bill, escalating fight with retail giant

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani backed the Teamsters-supported Delivery Protection Act, which would require Amazon and other last-mile delivery operators to directly employ workers instead of relying on subcontractors. The move escalates a regulatory and labor dispute with Amazon, which says the bill could raise household delivery costs by about $664 a year and force it to consider moving operations outside New York City. Amazon says more than 5,000 contractor jobs and its local delivery partnerships could be at risk, while opponents warn up to 10,000 city delivery jobs may be affected. The article highlights a potential clash between labor protections and consumer cost/infrastructure disruption, with implications for Amazon’s logistics model and local delivery economics.