On Wednesday, February 16th, a delegation of gig workers from apps like DoorDash, Instacart, GrubHub, and UberEats made a special delivery to Seattle City Hall: 400 to-go bags, each labeled with a receipt showing what an actual delivery job paid out after accounting for basic expenses.
The message? It’s time for City leaders to deliver for workers by passing the PayUp policy, which would set a minimum pay floor after expenses, protect flexibility, and provide transparency for 40,000 workers in Seattle. (Did you miss the livestream of the action? Watch it here.)
Local media took notice of workers’ demands—check out coverage in King 5, KOMO 4, KIRO 7, Q13 Fox, Eater Seattle, and The Stranger. And workers spoke out about why they need to see new laws protecting their basic rights:
“We shouldn’t have to be paying these companies to work.”
—Michelle, Instacart shopper
“We just need simple protections…because every day there isn't regulation on this industry, that's another day [gig companies] figure out more and more ways to get more and more money out of people's pockets."
—Jason, DoorDash driver
The City Council recently held a hearing to discuss our draft PayUp legislation—now, it’s time for City leaders to deliver for workers by scheduling PayUp for a vote and passing it into law:
