Mayor Eric Adams and Senator Chuck Schumer joined with delivery workers on Sunday to announce that the primarily immigrant workforce will be getting the nation’s first minimum wage rate for app-based jobs.
Delivery workers will finally be getting their fair share, Adams announced on June 11, with a dramatic pay increase, skyrocketing to $19.96 an hour by 2025. Mayor Adams said the booming industry employs more than 60,000 workers who currently struggle to bring home food to their families despite having to deliver food to other families.
