Instacart workers

We’re all fed up with the way Instacart is treating its workers...and we’re all calling on Costco to stand with workers in our demands.

A new analysis of more than 1,400 Instacart pay records finds that the average Instacart worker is paid just $7.66/hour, after accounting for the costs of mileage and additional payroll taxes borne by independent contractors. 

Hundreds of you joined us for our very first National #PayUp meeting on March 27. We came together and talked about how we go from big ideas to crafting real policy. We dug into some of the issues people are seeing across different apps. And we talked about the next steps we can all take to make gig companies finally #PayUp.

A survey of tip-taking & payment models on gig economy apps like DoorDash, Instacart, GrubHub, Postmates, Amazon Flex, Uber, and Lyft

Our National Meeting for Instacart workers on 2/13 was joined by eight hundred shoppers & customers — an incredible gathering of voices and ideas about how we can move forward and push for real change from Instacart and other gig economy companies like it.

The New York Times covered the organizing effort by Instacart workers — and the company’s reversal under pressure. As they wrote: “The gig economy’s work force is fighting back, and in some cases, it’s winning.”

“Instacart confirmed that when its payment algorithm determines a driver should be paid below that guaranteed $10, the company uses the customer’s predelivery, “up front” tip to cover the difference. The “up front” tip is automatically set to 5% on the Instacart app; if the customer removes the tip, and the payout would be below $10, Instacart itself covers the cost. The company said the number of orders where the algorithmically determined payment comes out to under $10 is low, but declined to specify a percentage.”