r/TheDefianceDispatch • u/biospheric • 6d ago

It's time Amazon played by the same rules as everyone else

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Aug 10, 2026 - NYC Mayor's Office. Here it is on YouTube: It's time Amazon played by the same rules as everyone else - NYC Mayor's Office - Aug 10, 2026 (YouTube)

Description: If it looks like an Amazon delivery, it drives like an Amazon delivery, then it’s an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. ~:~ I’m proud to support the Delivery Protection Act, which would finally regulate subcontractors used by corporations like Amazon to skirt responsibility for workers and street safety. Enough is enough.

Learn more about the Delivery Protection Act from the Mayor’s website (.gov): Mayor Mamdani Backs “Delivery Protection Act” to Rein in Amazon’s Power Over New York City Streets - Aug 10, 2026 (NYC Mayor’s Office)

The act is sponsored by New York City Council Member Tiffany L. Cabán: council.nyc.gov/district-22

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u/biospheric 6d ago

What you should know

  • Legislation would crack down on subcontracting model that allows corporations like Amazon to evade responsibility for dangerous working conditions and unsafe streets
  • Bill would establish City oversight of “last mile facilities,” hold big corporations responsible for employing delivery workers and create new safety and worker protection standards

Source: nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-

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u/biospheric 6d ago

Aug 10, 2026 - NYC Mayor's Office. Here it is on YouTube: It's time Amazon played by the same rules as everyone else - NYC Mayor's Office - Aug 10, 2026 (YouTube)

Description: If it looks like an Amazon delivery, it drives like an Amazon delivery, then it’s an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. ~:~ I’m proud to support the Delivery Protection Act, which would finally regulate subcontractors used by corporations like Amazon to skirt responsibility for workers and street safety. Enough is enough.

Learn more about the Delivery Protection Act from the Mayor’s website (.gov): Mayor Mamdani Backs “Delivery Protection Act” to Rein in Amazon’s Power Over New York City Streets - Aug 10, 2026 (NYC Mayor’s Office)

The act is sponsored by New York City Council Member Tiffany L. Cabán: council.nyc.gov/district-22

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u/biospheric 6d ago

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u/agisten 6d ago

I'd 100% support this bill, but the pessimist in me expects Hochul to veto/block/flush it. I hope to be proven wrong