Amazon.com is putting billions of dollars toward the drivers that deliver its packages following union organizing activity among such workers.
The company said it is investing about $2 billion into its delivery services program this year, and that the money will result in average national pay for drivers delivering Amazon parcels to reach nearly $22 per hour, a 7% increase from last year.
Amazon has been delivering most of its own packages with the help of small businesses around the country since 2018. The average pay for drivers was $20.50 last year.
These drivers are hired by what Amazon calls Delivery Service Partners, or small local businesses that hire drivers and decide their salaries. Amazon said it can only dictate what the minimum pay for drivers to be.
The minimum pay for Amazon drivers across the country would range from $19.50 to $25.25 per hour this year, the company said.
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They can do it, they just don't want to
I see these guys everyday
Dropping my wife's orders off
They deserve a raise
I see these guys everyday
Dropping my wife's orders off
They deserve a raise
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