Food delivery drivers on Friday admitted low tips and a lack of transparency from “greedy apps” has pushed them to make reckless decisions on Big Apple roads during a heated City Council hearing on Friday.
Fellow Council member Oswald Feliz, meanwhile, introduced a proposal that would require delivery companies to provide free bikes to workers and ensure that the bikes meet safety standards. “It’s not acceptable that look away and wait for someone else to resolve the issue.”NYC City Council member Oswald Feliz wants the delivery app companies to provide free bikes to their workers and to ensure that the bikes meet safety standards.A GrubHub representative pushed back on the proposal.
The email, which was entered into the public record, states that consumers have already pulled back because of their higher delivery costs.Doordash told its workers this week if the proposed laws pass that it will eliminate the tipping option from its app, according to emails that entered into the public record.A spokesperson for Uber Eats told The Post that customers have left $25 million in tips this year.
“Grubhub applauds the Council and amendment sponsors for working to find a reasonable path forward that would finally fix pandemic-era restrictions on restaurant marketing,” a Grubhub spokesperson said in an email.