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Grubhub’s Disastrous ‘Free Lunch’ Promotion Shows Why the Gig Economy Is Broken
We’ve spent years entertaining the delusion that food delivery companies can work. Why are we still pretending?
NYC Delivery Workers Gain Right to Use Restaurant Bathrooms
The landmark bill is the first of its kind in the United States to address the widespread lack of bathroom access for gig workers.
Gig Workers Were Incentivized to Deliver Food During NYC's Deadly Flood
"When there’s rain or snow, you can make more money."
Delivery Apps to 'Vigorously Fight' to Take More Money From Struggling Restaurants
New York City made a cap on app commissions permanent, and gig companies aren't happy.
NYC Gig Workers Are Organizing Against Rampant E-Bike Theft and Assault
On Wednesday, more than 1,000 New York City e-bike delivery workers, known as Los Deliveristas Unidos, protested against working conditions on DoorDash, GrubHub, and Postmates.
The Mysterious Case of the F*cking Good Pizza
A quest to find the origin of a pizza place led me down a rabbit hole of clickbait restaurants—with Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick's new company at the end.
Seamless Is Screwing Delivery Drivers on Tips After Prop 22
Proposition 22 seems to be doing what gig companies like Grubhub promised it wouldn’t: raising prices and cutting driver earnings.
Gig Workers Are Being Excluded From Vaccine Priority List
A group of New York senators are demanding that ride-share and food delivery workers be added to a vaccine priority list that includes "essential workers" but excludes gig workers.
This Startup Is Saving Restaurants From Heavy Delivery App Fees
Profitboss lets restaurants set up their own digital delivery ordering while reducing the cost.
Restaurants Are Suing Grubhub for Putting Them on Site Without Permission
Restaurants say Grubhub is giving them orders for food they don't make and can't fulfill.
NYPD Arrested an Essential Delivery Worker After Curfew
Essential worker status didn't stop the man from being detained by police on video while delivering food for DoorDash-owned Caviar.
NYC Is Cracking Down on Exorbitant Grubhub Delivery Service Fees
NYC is passing a series of bills that seek to rein in one of the gig economy’s more lucrative fronts: food delivery.