New York’s Delivery Platforms Denied Minimum Wage Measure for Bicycle Delivery Workers

“In rain, snow, hail or heat, they never give up on delivering to us, and now we too can finally be indebted to them,” he said. the Democratic mayor of New York, Eric Adams. Thursday, September 28, the delivery platforms Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub failed to have a minimum wage measure that the City wants to impose for bicycle delivery men.

This “decent salary” is “a considerable step forward which will lead to enormous changes” for delivery people, also rejoiced, on X (ex-Twitter), Gustavo Ajche, leader of the Los Deliveristas unidos delivery people movement.

60,000 bicycle delivery workers

For its part, the meal delivery platform DoorDash described, via a spokesperson, the decision of the Supreme Court of the State of New York as an “extremely disappointing result”, judging that “such an extreme rate of remuneration will reduce opportunities and increase costs for all New Yorkers.” Uber, Doordash and Grubhub can appeal the decision, which rejects their appeal to suspend the measure.

After a long period of study and consultation, the City of New York announced in June the establishment ofminimum hourly wage of $17.96, increased to $19.96 in 2025, then adjusted for inflation, for the approximately 60,000 bicycle delivery workers working for meal delivery apps. The City claims a first in the United States, against a backdrop of recurring debate on the model of gig economy (the “gig” economy), because workers do not have the status of employees nor the rights that accompany them.

Many Latino immigrants

In New York, delivery people, also called deliveristas because they are mainly immigrants from Latin American countries, had been celebrated at the height of the Covid-19 crisis, becoming essential while restaurants, bars and businesses were closed in “the city that never sleeps” . But the platforms, which pay delivery people by the trip, took legal action, delaying the entry into force of the measure, initially scheduled for July 12. Doordash judged in particular that the City was relying on “biased and unreliable” surveys of delivery people.

According to the city study, published in November 2022, delivery workers then earned on average $14.18 per hour including customer tips, but only $7.09 without tips, from which $3.06 had to be subtracted. costs not covered.

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2023-09-29 07:00:00
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