Mayor Eric Adams and Senator Chuck Schumer joined with delivery workers on Sunday to announce that the primarily immigrant workforce will be getting the nation's first minimum wage rate for app-based jobs.
Delivery workers will finally be getting their fair share, Adams announced on June 11, with a dramatic pay increase, skyrocketing to $19.96 an hour by 2025. Mayor Adams said the booming industry employs more than 60,000 workers who currently struggle to bring home food to their families despite having to deliver food to other families.
“These workers, their families can earn a living. They should not be delivering food to your households if they can’t put food on the plate in their households. We are balancing out on both sides of the equation,” Mayor Adams said.The pay bump will go into effect on July 12, bringing delivery workers from $7 an hour to at least $17.
The announcement culminated with delivery workers happily embracing one another, some coming to tears as if a weight had been lifted off their shoulders.DCWP said they will be conducting worker outreach regarding the new minimum pay rate and all rights under the city’s delivery worker laws. Additionally, there will be numerous multilingual resource available with regards to pay rate information, delivery worker laws, and a section to file complaints.
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