![]() Meanwhile, Uber shares closed at $45.48, a nearly 1.4% increase from its opening price. As trading closed Thursday afternoon, DoorDash’s stock dropped from $220.04 a share to $217.66. Representatives for Uber Eats and DoorDash did not immediately respond to inquiries on whether the companies plan to file any legal challenges. ![]() ![]() “It wouldn’t surprise me if some of the large - you know, at this point, probably multi-billion-dollar corporations that are making a lot of money in New York City, try to stop this.” We don’t think there is any deficiency in what we’re passing today.” Johnson said. #deliveristas /Rxgvs2vNe0- Ben Fractenberg September 23, 2021Ĭity Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) expressed confidence Thursday that the new working conditions bills would hold up in court. Ligia Guallpa from the Workers Justice Project speaks ahead of a City Council vote supporting delivery workers. San Francisco-based DoorDash sued the city last week over a new law that requires delivery companies to share more customer data with restaurants. This month, Grubhub, Uber and DoorDash sued the city over an extension of fee caps on restaurants the Council approved in August. Ensuring they receive a living wage and have access to restrooms isn’t just a good idea - it’s the right thing to do,” said Grant Klinzman, a Grubhub spokesperson. “These bills are common sense steps to support the delivery workers who work hard every day for New York’s restaurants and residents. But the measures could face legal pushback from other industry players. The bills also included measures that will put limits on how far workers can be asked to ride - an issue that came to the forefront when some delivery people were sent on interborough trips as remnants of Hurricane Ida pounded the city earlier this month.Īt least one major food delivery company - Grubhub, which owns Seamless - told THE CITY that it supports the regulations passed by the Council. city will standardize the working conditions of people toiling for the app-based delivery industry - setting a precedent as some major tech companies embark on a national campaign to clamp down on government regulations. The minimum pay rate approved by the Council in a 40-to-3 vote marks the first time a major U.S. Supporters of the legislative package hope that New York City’s action spur other cities to follow, offering a roadmap on how to negotiate a package with input from delivery workers and app-based tech companies making billions off the gig economy. “This is a testament to the organizing power and determination of our city’s delivery workers,” said Councilmember Carlina Rivera (D-Manhattan), who sponsored a bill requiring restaurants to make their bathrooms available to app-based couriers or face fines. The Deliveristas, most of whom travel the city by bike, helped keep New Yorkers fed in a city on lockdown. Lack of bathroom access became the rallying cry for Los Deliveristas Unidos - a grassroots collective of immigrant food delivery workers that began organizing last winter after pandemic rules shuttered restaurants to indoor dining and closed other bathroom options. Members and sponsors make THE CITY possible. “We hope this sends a message to other delivery workers in New York and elsewhere: If you work from the heart, you’ll get results,” Ajche, of Brooklyn, told THE CITY in Spanish. Something in me said: ‘Don’t give up,’” said Sergio Ajche, who helped organize fellow delivery workers. “This started with the group chat that I created with some compañeros also from Guatemala, and we saw this as a very long, complicated journey. Outside City Hall, dozens of delivery workers cheered as they heard the news, gathering ahead of the vote to distribute helmets to other couriers and help with bike tune-ups. city to set minimum protections for people toiling in the gig economy.Īs first reported by THE CITY, the Council’s six-bill package - which includes granting couriers access to restaurant bathrooms, mandating minimum payments per trip and ensuring that tips get to workers - is expected to be signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The New York City Council on Thursday approved a slate of bills improving working conditions for app-based food deliverers - becoming the first major U.S. ![]()
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