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Strong unions can lobby for protections just like Amazon can. Municipalities could be persuaded to e.g. outlaw non-union (err, "non-licensed") logistics providers from delivering within the city limits; where "licensed" logistics companies are required to work with only "licensed" fulfillment centers, and so forth. Suddenly there'd be these centers of demand that could only be met by union shops.

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Local municipalities typically do not have the jurisidiction to regulate last mile delivery, let alone the desire to do so, and Amazon can always use USPS / FedEx / UPS which local municipalities won't be able to restrict.

Why would the municipality do that to homeowners, the majority of whom are not logistics warehouse employees but do want products delivered to them quickly and inexpensively?

Like, just the game-theoretic analysis here suggests municipalities will want nothing to do with this.

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