Overview
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed the Delivery Protection Act on Monday, giving city backing to a bill that would require certain last‑mile warehouses to obtain DCWP licenses and directly employ core warehouse and delivery workers.
- Amazon and contractor coalitions say the bill could threaten more than 5,000 Delivery Service Partner jobs, prompt the company to move operations out of the five boroughs, and disrupt small businesses that contract to deliver packages.
- Supporters, led by the Teamsters and Council sponsor Tiffany Cabán, argue the law would extend safety, training and employment protections to workers and hold major companies accountable for working conditions.
- Opponents point to an AKRF analysis estimating about $664 in added annual delivery costs per household and have run an organized campaign funded in part by roughly $5,001,377 in Amazon contributions to the Five Boroughs Jobs Campaign.
- The bill has reported supermajority sponsorship in the City Council but remains under consideration; its final impact will hinge on a council vote, DCWP implementation rules (including a reported 12‑month phase‑in), and possible legal or operational responses that could change jobs, prices and delivery networks.