Our demands for Postmates & Chipotle

Chipotle has taken some positive steps for their own workers — but customers may not be aware that the Postmates workers actually delivering their food are lacking these essential protections. Here’s what Postmates workers need to protect ourselves & make sure our company is fulfilling their responsibility to protect public health…

1. we need at least 14 days of unrestricted paid sick leave.

Postmates made headlines last month when they claimed they were providing sick leave — but the reality is, their policy simply doesn’t pay out. Workers who request leave don’t get a response — or worse, they get deactivated from the app & can’t get reactivated. Without access to sick leave, Postmates workers have no choice but to continue working even if we’re sick or immunocompromised — putting ourselves, our customers, and the public at risk.

2. We need hazard pay — a bump of at least $5 per delivery.

The bizarre pay formula Postmates uses gives us 7 cents per minute for the time we spend waiting for orders — that’s $4.20 an hour for work that involves exposing ourselves to risk of contracting COVID, especially at restaurants like Chipotle that churn out hundreds of delivery orders a day.

3. We need safety standards — personal protective equipment, no-contact delivery, and the right to cancel unsafe jobs.

Crowded restaurants like Chipotle don’t always practice safe social distancing or even let us wash our hands in the bathroom. Meanwhile, Postmates has provided no PPE at all to the vast majority of workers. They’ve given customers the option to choose no-contact delivery — but workers don’t get the choice. And if we cancel a job because it’s too risky, we can get kicked off the app.

Postmates cannot get away with putting its workers, and the public, at risk during the crisis.

And restaurants like Chipotle cannot get off the hook when they’re partnering with a company that pays workers less than they charge for a scoop of guac.

Stand with workers and demand essential protections from postmates & chipotle:

➜ Take part in the #GuacOff from April 29 - May 1. (Sign on above to show your commitment.)

➜ Click here to learn more about what Postmates workers are facing during the crisis.

➜ And share this page on Twitter and Facebook to spread the word.