# NYC mayor backs bill to force Amazon direct hires 2026-08-14T17:02:50+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has thrown his support behind the Delivery Protection Act, which would bar companies from subcontracting core warehouse and delivery work at last-mile facilities. Amazon warns the measure could push its delivery operations out of the five boroughs entirely, putting more than 5,000 jobs at risk. The bill, backed by the Teamsters union, is framed as common-sense regulation to protect workers from exploitative subcontracting. A study by consultancy AKRF estimates the law could cost New York households an extra $664 per year in delivery charges. Opponents, including small business owners and the New York Delivers coalition, say up to 10,000 jobs, many held by non-white workers without college degrees, are threatened. Amazon says it works with over 40 local Delivery Service Partners and that the bill risks those small businesses. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Amazon, Delivery Protection Act, New York City, Teamsters, Zohran Mamdani Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nyc-mayor-backs-bill-to-force-amazon-direct-hires/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nyc-mayor-backs-bill-to-force-amazon-direct-hires/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.