Amazon has spent more than $7.5 million trying to stop New York City from passing a bill that will force it to classify its workers as employees rather than independent contractors. By subcontracting its 200,000 delivery drivers, labor advocates say Amazon is able to skirt liability for worker injuries and more easily bust unionization efforts while boosting its profits off of the cheaper labor costs. Mayor Zohran Mamdani rallied with workers to pass the Delivery Protection Act.
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Amazon has spent more than $7.5 million trying to stop New York City from passing a bill that will force it to classify its workers as employees rather than independent contractors. By subcontracting its 200,000 delivery drivers, labor advocates say Amazon is able to skirt liability for worker injuries and more easily bust unionization efforts while boosting its profits off of the cheaper labor costs. Mayor Zohran Mamdani rallied with workers to pass the Delivery Protection Act.
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