Third-party delivery workers in New York City were on track for a massive raise in two years. On Tuesday, their potential hourly earnings got a little smaller.
The city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is now proposing a $19.96 hourly minimum wage for app-based couriers by 2025, down from the $23.82 it floated back in November.
The department said the change accounts for the time workers are connected to more than one app. Couriers spend about 18% of their time “multi-apping,” according to a DCWP study. The new rate also adjusts for inflation.
The department added that $19.96 is nearly three times what couriers currently make, which the city calculated is about $7.09 before tips.
The increase is set to start this year at $17.96 an hour. DCWP will hold another hearing on the matter on April 7.
“Delivery workers, like all workers, deserve fair pay to support themselves and their families,” said DCWP Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga in a statement. “We are excited to establish a minimum pay rate and look forward to receiving additional public feedback on the new proposal.”
It’s the latest twist in a process that began in 2021, when the City Council ordered DCWP to issue a new minimum wage for delivery workers by Jan. 1 of this year. Los Deliveristas Unidos, a group representing those workers, on Tuesday urged the city to hurry up.
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