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The golden age of working for Instacart, DoorDash, and other delivery apps is over, workers say
Workers for Instacart, DoorDash, Grubhub, Walmart Spark and other apps say delivery gigs got harder…
Alex Bitter
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DoorDash will start tracking delivery workers' sudden stops and accelerations
DoorDash gig workers can now see how often they accelerated or braked quickly while delivering orde…
Alex Bitter
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Amazon delivery worker out of a job after he's accused of trying to steal a customer's puppy
An Amazon delivery driver is out of a job in Georgia after being accused of trying to steal a puppy…
Alex Bitter
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Walmart's facial ID tool to combat fraudulent Spark delivery drivers is kicking legitimate workers off the app
Walmart's facial recognition tool, intended to verify Spark drivers' identities, is actually kickin…
Alex Bitter
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Gig workers are fed up with being treated as second-class citizens by store workers
Gig delivery workers for Instacart and Walmart's Spark say they have to contend with testy workers …
Alex Bitter
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Hackers really, really like trying to take over your food delivery apps
One-fifth of food delivery accounts from services like DoorDash and Uber Eats have been targeted by…
Alex Bitter
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Extreme heat is affecting workers this summer. New federal rules would require bosses to provide rest, water, and shade.
The proposal would affect workers in industries like farming, and construction who've been exposed …
Catherine Boudreau
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Why is your grocery delivery taking so long? Your driver has 2 other deliveries.
Bundling orders weighs on gig workers' earnings and frustrates some customers on platforms like Wal…
Alex Bitter
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Walmart spent years growing Spark, its own gig-economy delivery service. But Walmart Spark workers say challenges became clear in 2023.
Walmart Spark drivers complained about competition from bots, irritating customers, and other issue…
Alex Bitter
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Three gig workers explain how they got deactivated on apps from Doordash to Walmart's Spark
These delivery workers for Walmart Spark, Instacart, and DoorDash have been deactivated for bizarre…
Alex Bitter
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Uber and Lyft drivers are desperate for tips. Riders don't shell out, but they'll tip three times as often for food delivery.
Uber and Lyft drivers often struggle with low or infrequent tips, which many rely on to pay bills, …
Noah Sheidlower,Jacob Zinkula
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Gig workers face a savings crisis for retirement
Robinhood is offering retirement accounts for gig workers on Grubhub, GoPuff, and TaskRabbit, but t…
Alex Bitter,Tim Paradis
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Uber, Doordash, and other gig workers in Seattle may be about to face a pay reckoning
A proposal, drafted with the support of delivery companies, could roll back Seattle's PayUp law for…
Alex Bitter
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Target's delivery service Shipt is pausing operations in Seattle as a host of new laws are set to change the delivery space
Shipt is pausing operations in Seattle three days before ordinances on minimum wage and sick time t…
Alex Bitter
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Gig workers are tracking customers who reduce tips after delivery by marking their homes on Google Maps
Gig workers on Instacart are striking back against tip baiters by marking offending customers' home…
Alex Bitter
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FedEx warns delivery drivers to have 'heightened security awareness' if UPS workers go on strike
A memo to FedEx delivery contractors warns drivers to "avoid confrontations with upset customers or…
Emma Cosgrove
3 mins read
A Lyft driver says he isn't even making minimum wage driving full-time and it shows how much the job costs workers
Lyft CEO David Risher often posts positively about driving for the rideshare service. But one gig w…
Alex Bitter
4 mins read
I am a food delivery and rideshare driver who advocates for thousands of gig workers. I follow these steps to prevent apps from firing me.
Gig worker advocate Sergio Avedian of The Rideshare Guy shares tips on how to prevent apps like Ube…
Nancy Luna
4 mins read
Instacart, DoorDash, and other delivery service customers say their accounts were deactivated because of innocent mistakes
Gig worker-powered delivery services like Instacart and DoorDash deactivate customers' accounts. Ge…
Alex Bitter
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Some DoorDash workers are demanding higher tips before delivery — and customers are freaking out
DoorDash drivers ask customers for higher tips to pick up a delivery order or for waiting longer th…