The mayor is expected to veto a Council bill that would extend minimum wage protections to grocery delivery workers, despite previously advocating for these reforms. A white paper from his administration emphasized the need to close the 'Instacart loophole', supporting expanded labor standards for app-based delivery workers. Approximately 17,000 grocery delivery workers serve essential needs daily. Critics, including Council Member Sandy Nurse, argue that the mayor's potential veto contradicts his prior commitments to enhance pay standards for these workers, raising concerns about his current stance.
The mayor is expected to veto a Council bill that would expand the restaurant delivery worker minimum wage to grocery delivery workers. This bill aims to achieve the goal championed by the mayor in a 2022 report.
The administration’s white paper stated the mayor sought to revitalize the post-Covid economy by expanding minimum labor standards to app-based delivery workers, closing the 'Instacart loophole'.
The report highlights that around 17,000 app-based delivery workers move essential items such as groceries and medicine to New Yorkers every day.
Council Member Sandy Nurse emphasized that the mayor’s reluctance to support the bill contradicts his previous promise to raise pay standards for grocery delivery workers.
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