SEN. MURPHY, TEAMSTERS CALL OUT AMAZON FOR MISTREATMENT OF DELIVERY DRIVERS

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Amazon delivery drivers represented by the Teamsters joined Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and a bipartisan group of senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to call out Amazon's exploitative Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program.
Murphy announced that he and 28 of his Senate colleagues sent a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy requesting information about the company's business model that subcontracts delivery drivers while controlling virtually every aspect of their working conditions.
They expressed concerns that Amazon's DSP program is a scheme to avoid legal liability for high injury rates and the persistent mistreatment of DSP drivers.
"We filed our case with the National Labor Relations Board in April last year, and we need all the help we can get to pressure the government to do its job and hold Amazon accountable," said Jesse Moreno, a DSP driver and member of Local 396.