Rally held at City Hall to vote on Delivery Protection Act

Amazon doesn't want them to be direct employees. They skirt their obligation to provide the best benefits. They skirt their obligation to provide a career path. They do not want these people to have a career path. They focus on distressed communities. They focus on keeping working people down. Well, those who object to the Delivery Protection Act fear that Amazon will cut jobs if it has to pay higher salaries to these part-time delivery workers. Dozens of New York City delivery company owners and its employees gathering today near City Hall Park urging lawmakers not to pass this bill. The New York Deliverers Coalition says it would put 10,000 jobs at risk. The Delivery Protection Act threatens more than just my business. It threatens the paychecks, the homes, the opportunities, and the futures of the hardworking people who depend on it. I believe in protecting workers, and I believe in fair wages, safety, and accountability. But how are we protecting workers if we're putting the very jobs that they depend on at risk? So Amazon has warned that if the city council passes this Delivery Protection Act, that the deliveries we get every day may slow down and even cost more money. City council has yet to take up the measure. No timeline has been set yet.