If you live in New York, you see Amazon workers in Amazon vests, delivering Amazon packages in Amazon vehicles, every single day. But did you know that none of these workers work for Amazon?

For most New Yorkers, convenience is all we see when we shop online. Click, buy, delivered. But what feels so easy to us is hurting our neighborhoods and the workers in Amazon vests who make it happen.

The culprit? “Last mile” delivery centers, the giant hubs where companies like Amazon sort packages and send them to your doorstep. More and more of these have been popping up in New York.

For workers, Last-Mile jobs are among the most hazardous around. Delivery drivers and warehouse staff are pushed to meet impossible quotas. They work long hours for low pay. They suffer high rates of serious injury.

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