Selecting a 15% tip doesn’t change the workers’ pay by a penny. It just replaces what DoorDash would have paid. The customer could tip $0 in-app, and the worker would get the same amount. DoorDash would just pay more.
Read MoreRegarding Instacart's statement today
“In the space of two weeks, Instacart workers came together, sparked a national media sensation, and transformed the entire pay model of a $7 billion corporation.
Instacart finally admitted they’ve been taking tips. They finally admitted that 80¢ isn’t enough. And workers even won backpay for the tips that were taken.
It’s not over. Workers continue to call for a transparent pay structure so they can verify that what the company says they’re going to do is what they’re actually doing.“
Instacart workers are speaking out
Instacart workers from across Washington & across the country are speaking out about recent changes to the platform that have cut their income, taken their tips, and hurt customers. Check here for all the latest info, sign on to our petition to get plugged in, and then share it to spread the word.
Read MoreOfficial statement from Working Washington in response to the news that Instacart has decided to pay workers at least $3
“Three. Dollars.”
Read MoreEarn eighty cents an hour by delivering groceries with Instacart!
Yep, that’s right. Eighty cents. That’s what Instacart actually paid Tom, an Instacart worker, for 69 minutes of his time.
Read MoreThe lobby group for the chain restaurant industry is coming to Olympia for their annual gala next week
A secure scheduling bill was officially introduced in the Washington State Legislature! The bill would ensure people who work for large fast food, coffee, restaurant & retail chains in our state get balanced, flexible schedules that include advance notice, access to additional hours, input into work schedules, and more flexibility to accommodate caregiving, schooling, and other major life needs.
Read MoreInstacart's "transparent" new pay structure: underpayment, tip theft, and black-box algorithms
“If customers knew Instacart was using their tips to lower the amount the company has to spend on labor, they would be furious. That's the customers' hard-earned money — they're trying to use it to tip workers in addition to Instacart's pay. They're not tipping so Instacart can pay workers less, they're tipping so workers can make more money. But Instacart is using those tips to pay wages, and it's not OK.”
Read MoreOvertime for Nonprofit Workers?!?
Join us Wednesday 1/23 for a conversation about nonprofits and restoring overtime rights — featuring Vu Le of NonprofitAF and Rainier Valley Corps fame, Misha Werschkul of the Washington State Budget & Policy Center, and Rachel Lauter of Working Washington and Fair Work Center.
Read MoreHow employers in our region can help us all ride out the Seattle Squeeze
If you work in a warehouse, telecommuting isn’t an option, and if you work in a food service job that doesn’t offer stable or predictable work hours in the first place, you can’t just just decide to adjust your schedule to improve your commute. But there are things that employers can do to ease the burden on workers, and on our whole region.
Read More"You’re one phone call away from having to drop everything and go to work."
When I worked as a fishmonger at Whole Foods Market they wanted to promote me to associate team leader, a salaried position, but I refused. In the seven years I worked there, I got maximum raises at every evaluation but declined invitations to move up because I knew what those positions were like. The corporation basically owned you. You’re one phone call away from having to drop everything and go to work.
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