Amazon Is Boss of Subcontracted Drivers, Labor Board Prosecutors Say
www.bloomberg.com
Amazon.com Inc. was legally the boss of a group of subcontracted delivery drivers, US labor board prosecutors have concluded, rejecting the company’s claims that workers in its sprawling delivery network aren’t its employees.

I’ll note that the NLRB is appointed by the President; this kind of outcome is only possible because we’ve had a Democratic president the past few years.

  • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldM
    721·
    3 months ago

    It honestly didn’t occur to me that the people walking around in Amazon branded shirts driving Amazon branded trucks as part of the Amazon delivery fleet could be legally considered not employees at Amazon.

    With enough legislation and rulings like this, we might begin to slightly unbreak this terrible system.

      • treadful@lemmy.zipEnglish
        15·
        3 months ago

        Not sure about Amazon, but I suspect there’s a difference there. FedEx drivers own their routes and look a bit more like actual contractors. Considering I never see the same Amazon driver and now they’re opening up Amazon Flex (git economy bullshit), I really doubt it’s the same thing.