New York’s Delivery Protection Act would force Amazon to employ the couriers who already wear its logo. Amazon’s own subcontracting model is the best argument for why it should.
One interesting and fucked up related fact is that when Amazon expands its delivery network it has a bunch of last-mile delivery services spin up to their specifications, promising them business. Then, after it analyzes its output and determines how much excess delivery bandwidth it has, it just leaves whatever last mile delivery businesses it doesn’t need holding the bag (and a bunch of Amazon branded delivery trucks, because of course Amazon doesn’t front the cost for that necessary investment).
One interesting and fucked up related fact is that when Amazon expands its delivery network it has a bunch of last-mile delivery services spin up to their specifications, promising them business. Then, after it analyzes its output and determines how much excess delivery bandwidth it has, it just leaves whatever last mile delivery businesses it doesn’t need holding the bag (and a bunch of Amazon branded delivery trucks, because of course Amazon doesn’t front the cost for that necessary investment).
Which is why you see rental trucks delivering Amazon in my city.
My last Amazon package came from some random guy in his own car.