"The city is lying to delivery workers," said Uber spokesperson Josh Gold. The companies that will be expected to pay the higher wages disagreed, arguing that the wage floor will increase costs and hurt workers. He said the pay bump will help the city economy, too, because "a lot of workers will have more money to provide for their families." "This is something huge for us," Deliveristas leader Gustavo Ajche told MarketWatch. New York City's new rules will give companies the option of paying workers by the trip or by the minute.
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling for a nationwide $17 minimum wage. The broader city minimum wage is $15 an hour, and it will increase to $16.50 within two years. Los Deliveristas Unidos, which has campaigned for better pay for years, called the change a big victory for delivery workers, whom the city said had been making an average of $7.09 an hour before factoring in tips.
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