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April 24, 2025

DoorDash Workers Protest Food App's Wage Theft and Other Labor Violations
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Here in New York, immigrant food delivery workers rallied outside the
headquarters of Door Dash on Wednesday to demand the food delivery app
cease its predatory labor practices, including wage theft. The protest
was organized by Los Deliveristas Unidos. This is Santos Suc, a
25-year-old delivery worker who's owed nearly $2,000 in wages by Door
Dash dating back to 2022.

Santos Suc: "It's not fair that they steal our wages. We want to work.
We have families in our home countries, and our wages help support our
families. … We are here to demand justice from Door Dash. They are
multimillionaires, and it's unacceptable that they owe us money. … We
face many risks. People think our work is easy. It's not. We risk our
lives in the snow, in the rain, in the heat, in traffic. … My message to
my fellow immigrants is: Do not be afraid. We have to keep going. We are
here to fight."

Earlier this year, Door Dash was ordered to pay nearly $17 million for
unlawfully using customer tips to subsidize the wages of its delivery
workers.


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