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Deliveristas

App-based delivery workers’ long road to justice.

Mayor Eric Adams spoke at Cooper Square about the New York City Safe Charging Accelerator.
Posted inDeliveristas

Gillibrand, Adams Push To Accelerate E-Bike Battery Safety Measures After Tragedies

July 22, 2024, 7:42 p.m.July 23, 2024, 10:55 a.m.
U.S. Senate bill to create a national lithium-ion battery standard is still stalled despite deaths and destruction caused by unregulated devices. Meanwhile, the mayor is rolling out street charging stations.
A rendering shows the proposed e-bike charging station outside City Hall.
Posted inDeliveristas

Lower Manhattan Community Board Snubs Schumer’s City Hall E-Bike Charging Hub

March 26, 2024, 9:54 p.m.March 26, 2024, 9:54 p.m.
The proposed kiosk, spurred by delivery workers and funded with the help of the Senate majority leader, is deemed too modern by local stakeholders also concerned about crowds.
Delivery workers make the rounds in lower Manhattan.
Posted inLabor

Tips Tricks Dampen Delivery Worker Celebration of New $18-an-Hour Wage

Dec. 6, 2023, 5:20 p.m.Dec. 6, 2023, 6:07 p.m.
Uber Eats and DoorDash just changed their apps to only allow gratuities after checkout. “Workers are complaining that they’re hustling but not getting tips,” says one.
Posted inDeliveristas

NYC Food Delivery Workers Secure Landmark Minimum Pay Rate

June 11, 2023, 4:13 p.m.Feb. 17, 2025, 4:39 p.m.
After a 3-year campaign by Los Deliveristas Unidos, workers are set to make more than $17 per hour before tips — a compromise that’s left both app companies and some advocates dissatisfied.
Posted inLabor

Food Delivery Workers Veer Into Warfare Over Breakthrough Wage Proposal

April 5, 2023, 5:00 a.m.April 3, 2025, 1:02 p.m.
Trailblazing labor group Los Deliveristas Unidos loses leaders over fears that a pay boost measure could backfire, stoked by the major delivery apps.
Posted inDeliveristas

Adams Rolls Back $24-an-Hour Minimum Pay Rate for Delivery Workers

March 7, 2023, 10:17 a.m.Oct. 15, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
In a reversal, City Hall is advancing a new minimum hourly rate of $19.96, nearly $4 less than previously proposed.
Posted inLabor

Chick-fil-A Debuts Pop-Up Delivery Worker Rest Space, While Adams Initiative Struggles

Feb. 15, 2023, 7:52 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
The fast-food chain will debut a temporary rest area for delivery workers — the same week a Manhattan community board rejected a similar plan from city government.
Posted inManhattan

Delivery Worker Hubs En Route to West Side and The Bronx

Jan. 3, 2023, 7:31 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:17 p.m.
The proposed new sites, at Verdi Square and in Fordham Heights, would one already announced at City Hall Park in converting vacant newsstands into charging and rest stations.
Posted inWork

Delivery Workers Cheer $23.82 Proposed Minimum Pay Standards, But Not Everyone’s Happy

Nov. 21, 2022, 1:28 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:19 p.m.
Workers who get around on mopeds are pushing for a $5 increase to cover expenses like gas and insurance.
Posted inWork

Food Delivery Workers Would Be Paid $23.82 Minimum Under Proposed New City Rules

Nov. 16, 2022, 9:29 a.m.April 3, 2025, 1:21 p.m.
Required by a law spurred by worker organizing and THE CITY’s reporting, pay scale is first for the industry.

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