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Amazon warns NYC warehouse closures if Delivery Protection Act passes
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- Amazon may close up to a dozen NYC last-mile warehouses if the Delivery Protection Act passes.
- The bill would require Amazon to hire more than 5,000 delivery workers currently employed by contractors.
- Experts warn the closures could eliminate about 2,000 Amazon staff jobs.
- Amazon previously shut seven Quebec warehouses, causing 1,900 job losses and 2,800 contractor layoffs.