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Hello from the Hill! This week, we’re joined by Ligia Guallpa, executive director of Workers Justice Project (WJP), a group that organizes low-wage, immigrant workers in New York City, including the app-based delivery workers who call themselves Los Deliveristas Unidos. WJP and the Deliveristas just won the passage of a mandatory minimum wage, a huge improvement for e-bike and car delivery workers on GrubHub, Uber Eats, and other platforms. (13:30) Ligia details the unique dangers that spurred the emergence of the Deliveristas as COVID hit New York and (31:00) offers some lessons learned from going against these big-tech titans and their algorithms. In this episode, we ask: How substantial was the shift towards app-based gig work during COVID, and what did that mean for  workers?  Is it necessary to focus on fighting worker misclassification?How did delivery workers overcome the immense challenge of organizing in a disparate, deliberately siloed workforce? For more, read: * A 2021 piece in The Verge about the early days of organizing among Los Deliveristas Unidos * Another horrific fire this week that may have been caused by improperly maintained e-bike batteries* A report on the backlash that threatened to derail WJP’s minimum-wage fight * News that the NLRB recently reverted to an Obama-era test that could make it easier for gig workers to organize Thanks for listening! Subscribe on Patreon or Substack, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Email us at timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com.  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello from the Hill! This week, we’re joined by Ligia Guallpa, executive director of <a href="http://www.workersjustice.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Workers Justice Project (WJP)</a>, a group that organizes low-wage, immigrant workers in New York City, including the app-based delivery workers who call themselves <a href="https://www.instagram.com/losdeliveristasunidos_ny/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Los Deliveristas Unidos</a>. WJP and the Deliveristas just won <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/12/23757900/nyc-food-delivery-minimum-wage-uber-eats-doordash-postmates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the passage of a mandatory minimum wage</a>, a huge improvement for e-bike and car delivery workers on GrubHub, Uber Eats, and other platforms. (13:30) Ligia details the unique dangers that spurred the emergence of the Deliveristas as COVID hit New York and (31:00) offers some lessons learned from going against these big-tech titans and their algorithms. In this episode, we ask: How substantial was the shift towards app-based gig work during COVID, and what did that mean for  workers?  Is it necessary to focus on fighting worker misclassification?How did delivery workers overcome the immense challenge of organizing in a disparate, deliberately siloed workforce? For more, read: * A 2021 piece in The Verge about <a href="https://www.theverge.com/22667600/delivery-workers-seamless-uber-relay-new-york-electric-bikes-apps" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the early days of organizing among Los Deliveristas Unidos</a> * <a href="https://gothamist.com/news/at-least-4-dead-in-chinatown-e-bike-repair-shop-fire-officials-say" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Another horrific fire this week</a> that may have been caused by improperly maintained e-bike batteries* A report on <a href="https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/4/5/23670441/app-food-delivery-workers-wage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the backlash that threatened to derail WJP’s minimum-wage fight</a> * News that <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-labor-board-ruling-could-spur-unionizing-by-gig-workers-others-2023-06-13/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the NLRB recently reverted to an Obama-era test</a> that could make it easier for gig workers to organize Thanks for listening! Subscribe on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ttsgpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or <a href="https://goodbye.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Substack</a>, and follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ttsgpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ttsgpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/ttsgpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. Email us at <a href="mailto:timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com">timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com</a>. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://goodbye.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">goodbye.substack.com/subscribe</a>

How NYC delivery workers won a minimum wage, with Ligia Guallpa

Episode #56 Notes0:30- How did Worker’s Justice Project come about?1:45 - What needs does WJP meet for the community?3:00 - How are decisions made in your organization?5:30 - What’s it’s been like to be an essential worker during COVID-19? Construction, home healthcare, etc.9:15 - What are some of the campaigns WJP has worked on?17:30 - HEROES Act and the Fund for Excluded Workers projects.22:00 - What are the strategic program areas of WJP?25:00 - US immigration policies effects on people’s lives and livelihoods.29:00 - What changes are required in the food system to make things better for essential workers?32:30 - What is the future of WJP and your members?34:15 - How to support WJP and closing thoughts.

Episode #56 Notes0:30- How did Worker’s Justice Project come about?1:45 - What needs does WJP meet for the community?3:00 - How are decisions made in your organization?5:30 - What’s it’s been like to be an essential worker during COVID-19? Construction, home healthcare, etc.9:15 - What are some of the campaigns WJP has worked on?17:30 - HEROES Act and the Fund for Excluded Workers projects.22:00 - What are the strategic program areas of WJP?25:00 - US immigration policies effects on people’s lives and livelihoods.29:00 - What changes are required in the food system to make things better for essential workers?32:30 - What is the future of WJP and your members?34:15 - How to support WJP and closing thoughts.

Episode 56: Ligia Guallpa of Worker’s Justice Project