Los dealers from New York who work for mobile apps like Ubereats, Doordash o Grubhub They will start charging from next July 12 17.96 dollars (about 16.69 euros) the hour, after the City Hall approved this Sunday a new law that those also known as “deliveristas” had been demanding for months.
The rule, which will affect some 60,000 people in the citycontemplates a wage increase up to $19.96 an hour starting April 1, 2025.
This supposes a reduction with respect to the original plan that asked that these workers who must provide the means of locomotion be paid, $23.82 an hour.
However, dozens of dealersmostly Latin Americans, gathered today at the Mayor’s office to celebrate the measure shouting “Yes, it was possible.”
“This new minimum wage (…) will ensure that these workers and their families can earn a living, access greater economic stability and help our city’s legendary restaurant industry continue to prosper,” said the mayor of the Big Apple, Eric Adams, at a press conference in which he celebrated the approval of the standard.
For its part, the group Workers Justice/Labor Justice Projectone of the main promoters of the law and one of the groups that represents the deliverists in the city, also praised the achievement.
“We have done it. Our fight has always been for the people who make New York City work. We have won and we will continue to organize with love. This is only the beginning. The fight continues,” the organization wrote on its profile. Twitter official.
In addition, Manny Pastreichpresident of the 32BJ SEIU union, which represents 175,000 service sector members in twelve states of the country, was also satisfied with the new regulation.
“After feeding the city during and after a global pandemic, it’s about time the dealers Finally get what’s right for you. This victory is recognition of the vital role these hard-working New Yorkers have played and continue to play in our city’s local economy,” he said.
Currently, the The salary of the delivery men is practically limited to the tips they receive from the clients and according to Workers Justice, they have to make an initial investment of about $10,000 to start working as dealers and between 500 and 1,000 dollars per month for other needs that are not covered by the applications.
A communiqué from the Mayor’s Office points out that to set the rate it was also taken into account that the dealers they are considered “independent contractors”, that is, “they pay their expenses out of pocket, do not have access to workers’ compensation insurance, or paid time off, and must pay more in contributions to Medicare and Social Security.”
The norm states that the salary paid must include both the delivery time and the time in which the delivery person is waiting for a new order or an order.
According to the note, on average, a worker spends the 60% of his day distributing and 40% waiting for new orders.
2023-06-11 22:38:00
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