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bklyn1977 t1_j8wg6dq wrote

Reply to comment by LunchMasterFlex in Controversy over neighborhood hubs for food delivery workers in Manhattan by Shreddersaurusrex

Maybe the delivery apps should be subsidizing this.

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Shreddersaurusrex OP t1_j8wpmqw wrote

Lol they classify the workers as independent contractors to avoid diff laws & regulations.

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olli_bombastico t1_j8wkfcy wrote

You mean the customers.

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creativepositioning t1_j8x94d3 wrote

The customers already do... if you order on seamless or door dash, it's something like 10-15% fee on top of a delivery fee, on top of the tip.

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olli_bombastico t1_j8xbfp8 wrote

That's the point. Why would companies subsidize it while they can just push the cost to he customers.

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creativepositioning t1_j8xc7yn wrote

Yet the customers already pay and the riders get no support...

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olli_bombastico t1_j8y5fbb wrote

They should ask their bosses for bathrooms. Oh wait, they are their own bosses.

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creativepositioning t1_j8yc25q wrote

Yeah, we shouldn't allow Seamless and Door Dash to treat their workers and categorize them this way...

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