It’s official…our groundbreaking PayUp policy has been formally introduced at the Seattle City Council and referred to Councilmember Herbold's committee for a potential first hearing on April 12th, 2022.
This is huge. Three years ago, thousands of workers came together to create the Pay Up policies—laws protecting gig workers' rights that were actually designed by gig workers, for gig workers.
And now, after years of organizing and many months of stakeholder meetings, policy development, and hearings on draft ordinances, we have an actual piece of legislation that City Council can vote on to raise pay, protect flexibility, and provide transparency for 40,000+ gig workers on apps like DoorDash, Instacart, and TaskRabbit.
We need the City Council to deliver by passing our PayUp policy into law. Gig workers making as little as $2 a job can’t afford to wait any longer.
Learn how we make it happen by joining our press conference and policy briefing this Thursday, where we’ll review the policy and hear from Councilmembers about what’s next in the fight to eliminate subminimum wages for tens of thousands of gig workers across the city. RSVP here to get the link for the briefing.
We know how to end the crisis of subminimum wages for Seattle gig workers: by passing PayUp. Let’s get to it.
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If you haven't already told City leaders it’s time to deliver for gig workers, take two minutes to send a message here.