- date: 2018/11/23
- sources: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolineodonovan/instacart-delivery-workers-strike-gig-workers-labor-movement, https://www.change.org/p/instacart-revert-back-to-old-pay-system-for-instacart
- action: strike
- struggles: pay_and_benefits
- description: A group of Instacart delivery workers is waging an ongoing "soft strike" against the companies to demand better pay this Thanksgiving weekend for the third year in a row. The workers, who are independent contractors, say a recent change to the grocery delivery platform's pay structure was an effective pay cut that’s threatening their livelihoods. As a result, they’re refusing to deliver extra-heavy items, drive more than eight miles per order, or accept time-consuming, low-paying jobs. A group of delivery workers wrote a letter sent to Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta.
- locations: usa
- companies: instacart
- workers: 1300
- tags: rideshare_workers, independent_contract_workers
- author: organizejs