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Skip the food delivery apps

UPDATED 11/2/2021 to reflect the BC Federation of Labour's stance on the provincial government's fee cap. by Emma Jean, Staff Writer Delivery apps: they’re great, right? They provide meals from a number of local restaurants, the food is already prepared, and they provide deals not available with normal takeout orders. That’s what the advertisements for apps like Skip the Dishes, Uber Eats, and DoorDash say, anyway. What they don’t talk about is how they classify their workers as contractors instead of employees, so they don’t have to provide them with any benefits. When the struggles of a pandemic are layered…

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