Seattle to lower minimum pay for app-based delivery drivers

A vote to amend a controversial law meant to ensure a minimum wage for app-based workers in Seattle was passed by the Seattle City Council Thursday.
Since the pay ordinance went into effect in January, many restaurants and drivers have told KOMO News it has backfired and led to fewer customers placing orders.
The law that went into effect requires delivery workers to make $26.40 an hour plus mileage before tips.
The Seattle City Council passed some revisions to the current law, in which workers would get paid just under $20 an hour plus 35 cents a mile. Not all app-based delivery drivers are on board.
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  • @ajeetdhaliwal1518
    @ajeetdhaliwal151812 күн бұрын

    Seattle City Council just indirectly taught people they can just make food themselves.

  • @Cobaltcreek
    @Cobaltcreek12 күн бұрын

    What amazes me is the City Council didn't see what was going to happen if they raised the minimum wage requirement for delivery drivers I suspect actually having working brain cells isn't a requirement for Council members

  • @tonytorres3911
    @tonytorres391112 күн бұрын

    Just eat at home.

  • @NekoNebula1313
    @NekoNebula131312 күн бұрын

    It's really not that difficult to cook for yourself...

  • @WalkiTalki
    @WalkiTalki12 күн бұрын

    Seattle council has destroyed every successful thing they have focused on. As a matter of fact if you go back ten years. Every social system we had, that was more sucessful than any other cities services in America, has been either corrupted to the point of being insolvent or abolished all together. Almost as though that was the goal of those that came here ten years ago. Considering they paid cash for a house in one of the most expensive housing markets in America they must have made someone happy. Stop focussing on stuff that isn't broken and worry about things that are like mental health or food for children or funding public schools or infrastructure repairs. Gig work will never again be as profitable as it was the day before the council took it upon themselves to mess with it.

  • @trailerhaul8200
    @trailerhaul820011 күн бұрын

    Damage is already done.

  • @kidfunkyfri3308
    @kidfunkyfri330812 күн бұрын

    ...lower the minimum wage...to help the workers??? Who would have thunk

  • @LuvableAF

    @LuvableAF

    12 күн бұрын

    Ya what? Lol

  • @kidfunkyfri3308

    @kidfunkyfri3308

    12 күн бұрын

    @@LuvableAF it's almost like the economist were right the whole time

  • @melissasmess2773
    @melissasmess277312 күн бұрын

    Thankfully people have figured out how financially wasteful this type of service is and how unnecessary it is. Get off your butt and go eat or make yourself a meal.

  • @andrewh2u
    @andrewh2u12 күн бұрын

    The number of delivery orders dropped massively but... the Law change which raised the delivery cost was never the problem. We are changing it back now but want you to know that the Law change was never the problem and our decisions were and always have been correct. Never change Seattle never Change.... how about ReFunding the Police now and making drog crime illegal and retail theft.

  • @LuvableAF
    @LuvableAF12 күн бұрын

    Ya for longer trips that would be an expensive order.

  • @vonrock6862
    @vonrock686212 күн бұрын

    People want to do anything and have it pay all their bills with money to spare, the employers should decide how much, take it or leave it.

  • @SIXISIXIS

    @SIXISIXIS

    12 күн бұрын

    says the person who thinks they will always have workers people dont have to work for low pay

  • @Numba1hunna83

    @Numba1hunna83

    3 күн бұрын

    ​@SIXISIXIS Clearly you missed the "leave it" part. 🤡

  • @vonrock6862

    @vonrock6862

    3 күн бұрын

    @@Numba1hunna83 I’ve worked 60 of mr 75 yrs. Many different jobs, working with a boss, and being one. Never had a need for a smart ass, how much do you make ?

  • @franksbtka1624
    @franksbtka162411 күн бұрын

    Well, well, well.... ....how the turn tables.

  • @workstationmark4103
    @workstationmark41039 күн бұрын

    Allow disabled people to fly drones for delivery

  • @worldbreaker7987
    @worldbreaker798712 күн бұрын

    If you're using your vehicle for a delivery service then you should have to register your vehicle as a commercial vehicle and pay higher registration but directly cutting pay is absurd

  • @OhArchie
    @OhArchie9 күн бұрын

    Maybe Seattle should stay out of people’s business…

  • @SIXISIXIS
    @SIXISIXIS12 күн бұрын

    Gross

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