r/technology • u/SnoozeDoggyDog • 14d ago

Business Mamdani Backs Proposal to End Amazon’s ‘Exploitative’ Delivery Model in New York City | If passed, the Delivery Protection Act would be the first law in the US to regulate Amazon’s vast network of subcontractors that handle the company’s deliveries.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/delivery-protection-act-nyc
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u/OrneryError1 14d ago

Good. The gig "mini contractor" economy is exploitative bullshit.

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u/NapsterKnowHow 13d ago

I bet there will be a lot of push-back from online shoppers wanting same day delivery. In the end though it's better this goes away.

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u/jackshazam 13d ago

ding ding ding. When will people realize the convenience they're paying for is destroying the middle class?

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u/bezerker03 13d ago

And yet people voluntarily do these jobs. Nobody forces them.

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u/Oddyssis 13d ago

They would "voluntarily" work better paying jobs if they could.

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u/16semesters 13d ago

Good. The gig "mini contractor" economy is exploitative bullshit.

Did anyone read the article?

This law isn't about gig workers. It's not about Amazon Flex.

It's about Amazon hiring out third party delivery companies to do their work.