Delivery Apps Have to Double Driver Wages in NYC
Business Wars Daily
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4.6 • 717 Ratings
🗓️ 22 June 2023
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Today is Thursday, June 22, and we're looking at DoorDash vs. Uber Eats.
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| 1:09.5 | New York City delivery drivers from Grubhub, DoorDash, Uber |
| 1:12.7 | eats, and the like often work long hours in all weather to make sure orders get to customers. |
| 1:17.7 | Now, they're going to be paid an amount that actually reflects that hard work. Currently, Manhattan's |
| 1:23.5 | 60,000 food delivery workers make an average of $7.9.9 an hour, according to CNN. |
| 1:29.5 | But soon, that number will more than double. |
| 1:32.4 | That's thanks to new regulations announced last week by New York City's mayor Eric Adams. |
| 1:37.6 | First of its kind in the U.S., by the way. |
| 1:39.9 | Under the new rules, the city's food delivery workers from Grubhub, DoorDash, Uber Eats, and the like, |
| 1:45.8 | will make $17.96 an hour before tips, starting July 12. |
| 1:51.2 | In April of 2025, that pay will increase to nearly $20 an hour. |
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