"In theory our map should guide a worker through a route that is the best route they should take," Goldstein, a one-time top spokesperson for former Mayor Bill de Blasio, told Council members. "We don't take into account the speed of the delivery. What we look at is if the route that the worker took matches the route that we recommended."
"Goldstein's claim contradicted hours of testimony Friday from city officials and delivery workers, who told Council members the app deactivations and lockouts create pressure to ride recklessly and rush for fear of losing access to work. The bill in question, Intro 1332, would restrict apps from banning or suspending workers without cause. Over six hours on Friday, delivery workers from multiple immigrant communities shared how unexplained deactivations make their lives harder and work less safe."
App-based delivery companies opposed a bill, Intro 1332, that would prohibit punitive worker deactivations and lockouts and require reasons for suspensions. Uber official Freddi Goldstein testified that the company's recommended routes are "the best" and that route selection does not take delivery speed into account. City officials and delivery workers testified that app deactivations and lockouts pressure workers to ride recklessly and rush to avoid losing access to work. Delivery workers described unexplained deactivations making lives harder and work less safe. Intro 1332 would restrict apps from banning or suspending workers without cause and mandate explanation for lockouts.
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