“Amazon refused, and the two companies in the Portland area terminated their contract with Amazon, their only client, effectively shutting down.”
Amazon’s delivery partner program exists so Amazon sets every rule and carries none of the liability. It sets the routes, the pay and the hiring. The small business owner absorbs the risk and the lawsuits. Two of the best performers in Portland asked for $20 an hour and an 8.5-hour route cap. Amazon let them die instead.