Elektra Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 3 troubling trends in Seattle pose potentially catastrophic economic ramifications Quote First, ignoring the concerns of the business community, Seattle’s progressive City Council passed an unwise law forcing delivery platforms like DoorDash and Uber Eats to pay delivery drivers over $26 per hour. Dubbed the "PayUp" ordinance, that mandate translates to roughly a $60,000 annual salary, far exceeding the starting salaries of critical workers like EMTs, whose average wage in Washington state is around $24 per hour. Why should some Uber delivery driver make more than those who pay thousands for an education to make less?! Quote Data from the Washington Alliance for Innovation and Independent Work further showed Seattle businesses that rely on third-party delivery apps have lost more than $28 million in revenue to date - a number that rises every day the PayUp law remains on the books. Actions have consequences! Quote A second disturbing trend percolating in Seattle is the effort to prevent measures to correct the PayUp ordinance’s consequences. Instead, the city’s activist City Council continues to pull every lever and bend every rule to maintain control and implement its agenda. Quote Third but not least, King County, in whose jurisdiction Seattle falls, raised their minimum wage to a nationwide high of $20.29. Washington already had the highest minimum wage requirement at $16.28, but that was insufficient for the activists who run Seattle’s local government. The compromise bill that would reform the delivery superwage also sets the new wage at a minimum of $19.97 an hour. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy Bradford Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 I do food delivery sometimes. Tips have gone down alot since prices have gone up. This is hurting me more than helping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEDAvsFan Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Holy moley! What is going on in Seattle?! This is absolutely shocking! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 I am so sick of entitled food delivery workers are getting. Some of them are worse than trust fund kids! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenon Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 As @Goldenforce772 would say, "How's that $20 an hour working out?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenforce772 Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 47 minutes ago, Zenon said: As @Goldenforce772 would say, "How's that $20 an hour working out?" I wouldn't be surprised if they all lost their jobs. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 2 hours ago, Goldenforce772 said: I wouldn't be surprised if they all lost their jobs. They whine and complain for $20 an hour like it will solve their problems. All I see is more problems coming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenforce772 Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 1 hour ago, Angie said: They whine and complain for $20 an hour like it will solve their problems. All I see is more problems coming. Such as unemployment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa Redlynn Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 14 hours ago, Goldenforce772 said: I wouldn't be surprised if they all lost their jobs. Terrible service. + Demands for more money. End result is job loss or loss of hours. They'll end up worse off than before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Gipson Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Seattle has a hack problem, person-wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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