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Amazon Fights Back Against Mamdani, Spending $5 Million To Stop New Plan
Amazon gave $5,001,377 to a front group opposing a bill that would require last-mile delivery companies to hire workers directly, disclosures show.
- On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, reports revealed Amazon secretly funneled $5 million into a front group to defeat the Delivery Protection Act, a New York City Council bill requiring direct employment of delivery drivers.
- Council Member Tiffany Caban introduced the legislation to mandate direct employment for last-mile workers, aiming to end Amazon's reliance on third-party Delivery Service Partners managing the company's 200,000+ U.S. drivers.
- Disclosures show Amazon supplied 97% of the $5,001,377 in funding for the 'New York Delivers' coalition, a front group disguising the company's lobbying spend until reports surfaced on July 23, 2026.
- Escalating the dispute into open political warfare, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani officially endorsed the bill on Monday, August 10, 2026, as the measure maintains 31 co-sponsors in the 51-member City Council.
- Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel warned the legislation could force the company to relocate operations, though the International Brotherhood of Teamsters views the measure as a potential model for regulating gig work nationwide.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right5Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left
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