{"id":241,"date":"2024-06-21T18:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T18:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shaun-abreu\/?p=241"},"modified":"2024-06-24T15:02:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T15:02:07","slug":"new-york-post-nyc-food-delivery-workers-slam-greedy-apps-over-tips-safety-during-heated-city-council-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shaun-abreu\/2024\/06\/21\/new-york-post-nyc-food-delivery-workers-slam-greedy-apps-over-tips-safety-during-heated-city-council-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Post: NYC food delivery workers slam \u2018greedy apps\u2019 over tips, safety during heated City Council hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/21\/business\/food-delivery-workers-slam-greedy-apps-over-tips-safety-during-heated-city-council-hearing\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Lisa Fickenscher\u00a0and Caitlin McCormack<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Food delivery drivers on Friday admitted low tips and a lack of transparency from \u201cgreedy apps\u201d has pushed them to make reckless decisions on Big Apple roads during a heated City Council hearing on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need protection against these greedy apps that care more about their profits than our safety,\u201d Doordash deliveryman Antonio Solis&nbsp;told the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solis\u2019 testimony came as representatives from Doordash, UberEats and Grubhub were grilled at City Hall during the three-hour hearing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee introduced seven bills that focused on delivery safety and payment, specifically addressing issues with gratuity and paycheck breakdowns for employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doordash and UberEats changed when they prompt customers to leave a tip after<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/12\/19\/business\/food-delivery-workers-face-reduced-hours-and-tips-after-nycs-minimum-wage-hike-report\/\">\u00a0last year\u2019s minimum wage laws for delivery workers were nearly tripled.<\/a>\u00a0Customers are given the option to leave a tip after they place their order \u2014 a move that has cost delivery workers $85 million in lost gratuities, City Council member Shaun Abreu said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He proposed legislation that would force the apps to move the prompt back to when the order is placed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abreu also took aim at how the apps disclose information about their pay rates, which changed after the minimum wage law went into effect April 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe want to know how people\u2019s pay is being calculated,\u201d Abreu said. \u201cThe fact that we are fighting these apps on this is insane.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/21\/business\/food-delivery-workers-slam-greedy-apps-over-tips-safety-during-heated-city-council-hearing\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Lisa Fickenscher\u00a0and Caitlin McCormack<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Food delivery drivers on Friday admitted low tips and a lack of transparency from \u201cgreedy apps\u201d has pushed them to make reckless decisions on Big Apple roads during a heated City Council hearing on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need protection against these greedy apps that care more about their profits than our safety,\u201d Doordash deliveryman Antonio Solis&nbsp;told the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protections.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><small><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shaun-abreu\/2024\/06\/21\/new-york-post-nyc-food-delivery-workers-slam-greedy-apps-over-tips-safety-during-heated-city-council-hearing\/\">READ 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