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Amazon Stops Selling Illegal Batteries After City Cease-and-Desist Letter
Following a cease-and-desist letter from the city, Amazon, at least, has partially reformed its illegal ways.
November 10, 2023
A Day in the Life of a NYC Deliverista
A delivery worker gives a rare insight into the long list of challenges and dangers, from exploitative app companies to the constant threat of traffic crashes.
October 5, 2023
Labor Gains: Judge Tosses App Giants’ Suit to Stop Deliverista Minimum Wage
Justice Nicholas Moyne cleared the way for a long-delayed wage hike for workers who brave dangerous roads to bring food directly to New Yorkers.
September 29, 2023
Latest Cop Crackdown on Deliveristas Misses the Point: Advocates
The crackdown underscored how companies like DoorDash and UberEats earn millions while mostly immigrant "independent contractors" are subject to all of the legal punishment and road danger.
July 14, 2023
Cycle of Rage: The Park Slope Food Coop May Embrace Worker Exploitation
Why is the famously liberal member-run supermarket about to get in bed with delivery companies?
June 29, 2023
City Hall Announces $20 Minimum Wage for Deliveristas
“Our delivery workers have consistently delivered for us — now, we are delivering for them,” the mayor said.
June 12, 2023
Second Delivery Company Steps Up to Help Workers Avoid Deadly Lithium-Ion Fires
Another tech giant is now stepping up to help delivery workers access safe e-bikes amid a scourge of deadly fires linked to faulty lithium-ion batteries — a week after Uber unveiled two trade-in programs to swap out bad power packs.
April 26, 2023
Finally! Uber Helps Fund Two Battery Buy-Back Programs
The San Francisco-based tech giant, which so far has remained relatively silent on an issue that has blazed through the city, is helping fund the two separate pilot programs both aimed at improving access to safe e-bikes and batteries.
April 11, 2023
‘We Are Devastated’: Family of Slain Sunset Park Delivery Worker Demands Justice
On Tuesday night, dozens of family members, friends, and mourners crowded onto the same sidewalk in Sunset Park where Yener Rodas, a delivery worker, was stabbed to death during a botched robbery last Saturday.
August 24, 2022
Pols and Advocates to Mayor: Put More Money Into the Streets Master Plan
There's impatience in the air.
April 22, 2022
