Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, LABOR NEWS—Teamsters lead push for NYC Delivery Protection Act, (Aug 11, 2026)

By Jason Albright, J.D.

The bill is supported by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Yesterday, Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman rallied with hundreds of Teamsters and New York officials in support of the Delivery Protection Act, a proposal before the New York City Council that would require Amazon and other delivery companies that operate in the New York City to license their facilities with the city and to hire their delivery workforces directly.

DSP model. According to the union, the bill, authored by Councilmember Tiffany Cabán (D-22nd District) and inspired by the Amazon Teamsters 2024 strike, “would make Amazon’s corrupt Delivery Service Partner (DSP) model illegal within the five boroughs.”

“[D]angerous.” “Amazon’s Delivery Service Partner model,” according to O’Brien, “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.”

“Blueprint.” “The Delivery Protection Act,” in turn, he said, “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.”

Amazon’s lobbying. In response to support for the bill from the City Council and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the union notes, “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.” Specifically, the union alleges that Amazon has “bankrolled over 97 percent” of the Five Borough Jobs Campaign, which is purportedly made up of “small businesses,” since the Delivery Protection Act was announced.

Mamdani’s statement. “Corporations like Amazon build billion-dollar business models by insulating themselves from accountability through a system of exploitative subcontracting,” said Mamdani. “As last-mile delivery centers have exploded across New York, so too have traffic accidents and worker injuries. The Delivery Protection Act is commonsense regulation that protects delivery workers, safeguards the communities where these facilities operate and ensures that the corporations benefiting from workers’ labor are responsible for the consequences of their business practices.”

“New Yorkers,” Mamdani continued, “should not be forced to subsidize corporate profits with less safe streets and more precarious jobs. The people who make these companies run deserve dignity, stability and a safe workplace. It's time to end the subcontracting model that puts profits over people and build an economy that works for working New Yorkers.”

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