Amazon's fight against New York City's Delivery Protection Act has drawn support for the bill from Sen. Bernie Sanders, who backed Mayor Zohran Mamdani's push to strengthen protections for delivery workers and accused the company of using "legal loopholes" to deny workers the right to unionize. The measure, introduced by Council Member Tiffany Caban and endorsed by Mamdani on Aug. 10, 2026, would increase oversight of last-mile delivery facilities and require operators to obtain licenses from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, while targeting Amazon's reliance on third-party Delivery Service Partners. Sanders said Amazon made more than $92 billion in the first half of the year and praised Mamdani for supporting legislation to hold the company accountable and protect drivers. Amazon says the bill could hurt small businesses, put more than 5,000 jobs at risk and force it to consider shifting delivery operations outside New York City, potentially slowing deliveries and raising costs. The dispute comes after New York Focus reported Amazon spent $5,001,377 on a political campaign opposing the legislation, which would make New York the first U.S. city to regulate last-mile delivery in this way if enacted.