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Council lefties aim to crush minority-owned biz just to spite Amazon

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The National Urban League president, Marc Morial, criticizes New York City Council’s proposed Delivery Protection Act, arguing it would harm minority-owned businesses and their employees. The bill aims to restrict subcontracting practices used by companies like Amazon for last-mile deliveries, potentially leading to the loss of thousands of jobs held predominantly by black and brown communities. Critics warn that this could also result in Amazon closing its local warehouses, further exacerbating job losses while the Teamsters union sees an opportunity for new members. Speaker Julie Menin is urged to abandon the act immediately due to its detrimental effects on minority businesses and employment.

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The National Urban League (NUL), led by President Marc Morial, has criticized a City Council bill called the Delivery Protection Act, which aims to restrict Amazon's delivery subcontracting practices in New York. The NUL warns that the act would negatively impact "black and brown New Yorkers" by outlawing work for dozens of minority-owned independent businesses operating as last-mile delivery subcontractors. Critics argue that the bill is shortsighted, potentially leading Amazon to close its city warehouses, which would eliminate thousands of jobs. Speaker Julie Menin faces pressure to rescind the proposed legislation due to concerns over its economic impact on small business owners and workers.

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An unlikely critic is slamming the City Council’s anti-Amazon drive: the National Urban League, which actually cares about the jobs the so-called Delivery Protection Act would kill. asserted

Act → slam → jobs

NUL President Marc Morial warns that the measure would deal a devastating blow to “black and brown New Yorkers.” asserted

measure → warn → Yorkers

The bill would outlaw the work of dozens of minority-owned independent businesses operating as last-mile delivery subcontractors, because the council’s geniuses believe Amazon should have to hire those workers directly. asserted

Amazon → outlaw → workers

The Teamsters figure they could then pick up a few hundred new members, and what are the thousands of livelihoods the bill would destroy against that? uncertain

bill → figure → that

And never mind that passing this law would clearly just prompt Amazon to shut down its warehouses in the city, killing those jobs, too. asserted

passing → mind → jobs

Of course, the left would consider that a win too, same as it did killing the chance for an Amazon headquarters in the city: We don’t need no stinking job-creators. asserted

We → consider → creators

Speaker Julie Menin needs to scrap the Delivery Protection Act pronto. asserted

Menin → need → Act

Council lefties aim to crush minority-owned biz just to spite Amazon

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