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Food delivery workers in New York City struggle against super-exploitation


Food delivery workers in New York City struggle against super-exploitation
There are an estimated 80,000 people working as independent food delivery workers in New York City through apps such as Grubhub and Uber Eats. A large percentage of this workforce are Latin American immigrants, known in Spanish as “deliveristas.” Their importance to the everyday lives of millions of city residents, and consequently their numbers, have grown during the pandemic. However, they are among the most exploited sections of the working class.
Food deliverer on bike passes W47 St during Jan 2016 snowstorm (Credit: Jim Henderson via Wikimedia)
Deliveristas work at all times of the day and night and in all types of weather, mostly traveling on motorized or foot-powered bicycles through dangerous traffic conditions in among the most congested cities in the world. The danger of the job was tragically demonstrated on July 8, when 24-year-old delivery worker Borkot Ullah was struck on his b ....

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The Service Workers Who Kept New York Alive During its Worst Months of Covid


April 27. Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
According to the Independent Budget Office, New York City lost 889,000 jobs across all sectors in the first half of 2020 and only managed to regain 332,000 by year’s end. The hospitality and leisure sectors dependent on packed bars, theaters, restaurants and hotels took the biggest hit of all, losing a staggering 202,000 jobs.
The vaccine rollout and the lifting of restrictions have raised hopes for a rebound. A recent rise in cases has some experts concerned but they don’t expect the number of cases to reach levels seen during the first and second waves of the pandemic. ....

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