Lake Success, NY – General President Sean M. O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman led a huge rally on August 10th at Teamster Local 282 in support of the Delivery Protection Act.
The Teamsters leadership was joined by thousands of Teamsters and New York City officials as well as our LaborPress team.
The Delivery Protection Act, authored by Council-member Tiffany Cabán (D-22nd District) and inspired by the Amazon Teamsters 2024 strike, would require Amazon and other delivery companies operating in New York City to license their facilities with the city and hire its delivery workforce directly. If passed by the New York City Council, the Delivery Protection Act would make Amazon’s corrupt Delivery Service Partner (DSP) model illegal within the five boroughs.
“Amazon’s Delivery Service Partner model is the most dangerous business model in America today. It allows Amazon to break the law while hiding behind shell companies it has total control over,” said Teamsters President O’Brien. “The Delivery Protection Act is the blueprint for how workers can fight back against Amazon’s greed. The New York City Council must pass this critical legislation and do its part to protect American workers.”
In response to support for the bill from the City Council and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Amazon has engaged in its most aggressive lobbying effort yet in New York City, spending over $5 million to bankroll a dark money campaign against the Delivery Protection Act. While the Five Borough Jobs Campaign claims to be made up of “small businesses,” Amazon has bankrolled over 97 percent of the group’s funding since the Delivery Protection Act was announced.
“Amazon is trying to trick New Yorkers and the City Council with a multi million-dollar astroturf misinformation campaign because it knows that the truth is on the Teamsters’ side,” said Randy Korgan, Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division. “It is appalling that the top killer of small businesses in this country is now using these same small businesses as a smoke screen to push false narratives against the Delivery Protection Act. Amazon Teamsters will continue to lead the movement to hold Amazon accountable.”
LaborPress will be following the progress of this landmark legislation and implementation of the NYC Delivery Protection Act.
