D.C. is suing Amazon, saying the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents who live in two predominantly Black Washington neighborhoods but is still charging residents millions of dollars for a service that provides speedy deliveries.

The District of Columbia sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents of two predominantly Black neighborhoods while still charging millions of dollars for a membership that promises the benefit.

The complaint filed in District of Columbia Superior Court revolves around Amazon’s Prime membership, which costs consumers $139 per year or $14.99 per month for fast deliveries — including one-day, two-day and same-day shipments — along with other enhancements.

In mid-2022, the lawsuit alleges, the Seattle-based online retailer imposed what it called a delivery “exclusion” on two low-income ZIP codes in the district — 20019 and 20020 — and began relying exclusively on third-party delivery services such as UPS and the U.S. Postal Service, rather than its own delivery systems.

  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    15 days ago

    Because they are lying to improve their bottom line.

    It’s a combination of them wanting to pay low wages, and not getting people interested (because again, you have to compete with USPS wages/benefits) and that certain zip codes order more smaller value items, making the expedited shipping cost cut into their profits.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      11·
      15 days ago

      Right. You think it’s fine for a non-union, for-profit corporation to put unionized public employees at risk. This has already been established. I just don’t get why you think unionized public employees deserve to be attacked instead of Amazon employees. Is it the free life insurance policy or is the post office just too socialist for you?

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        15 days ago

        Your the one simping for Amazon claiming certain American communities are essentially too violent. If I had my way they would be required to have equivalent or better versions of the USPS contract given how hard they dog their employees.

        Where are all of these attacks happening? How come USPS can handle it fine, yet Amazon can’t? Stop licking Bozos boot.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          11·
          15 days ago

          I am doing no such thing. Bezos is not the person doing the deliveries, low-paid, non-union Amazon workers are. I care about them, not Bezos. And I can see now that you didn’t bother reading the article.

          The attacks are happening in the zip codes where Amazon is not delivering. That’s why they’re not delivering.

          I was going to ask why you haven’t explained to my why USPS drivers should risk themselves but Amazon driver shouldn’t, but now it’s clear to me that you just think all of them should. I wonder if you’ve ever even worked in such a job or if you’ve just decided you know what’s best for them? Because I’m betting its the latter.

          Edit: also, I have no idea why you think caring about some low-paid employee’s safety means I love the company they work for. Do you mock fast food employees when they get robbed at gunpoint because the company deserves it and anyone who worries about those employees is just a corporate bootlicker? Do you care about humans other than yourself at all?