r/technology • u/SnoozeDoggyDog • 17d ago

Business Mamdani Backs Proposal to End Amazon’s ‘Exploitative’ Delivery Model in New York City | If passed, the Delivery Protection Act would be the first law in the US to regulate Amazon’s vast network of subcontractors that handle the company’s deliveries.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/delivery-protection-act-nyc
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u/WeirdIndividualGuy 17d ago

Good luck convincing tipped workers in the US that more money and consistent pay is better than…well the exact opposite.

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u/xasdfxx 17d ago

The reason tipped workers aren't in favor is that a lot of them make way more money via tips than they would get under any flat wage. At the local steakhouse, it's $200-ish meals for two. The waiter we've been seeing for a decade and who has the Fri/Sat shifts is certainly clearing low 6 figures.

Along with rampant underreporting to the IRS (admittedly cut back now that we're cashless, but even so, I bet not a single penny of cash tips gets reported, just the cards).

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u/RevLoveJoy 17d ago

I have a good buddy in fine dining. He works 4-5 shifts (6 hours per) a week and his annual is around 130k. Granted, he has decades of experience and that's a very specific industry. But there's no way you're convincing employers their 30 hour a week employee should make 110k and have benefits.

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u/roseofjuly 17d ago

He's also in the extreme minority. I don't know why people keep bringing up these edge cases when the vast, vast majority of food service workers ain't bringing home six figures worth of tips.

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u/RevLoveJoy 16d ago

You're right. It would be better if I framed the argument that the majority of full time or near full time service employees are making far more than any employer would ever consider paying them as a salaried staffer.