‘Ethical’ Instacart Alternative Shut Down Facebook Group Where Workers Protested Pay Changes Motherboard

The on-demand grocery delivery service Dumpling, which advertises itself as an “ethical” alternative to Instacart, had a lot going for it this summer: a rapidly growing base of loyal couriers; a worker-controlled pay model; glowing press coverage at a time when other gig economy companies faced worker-led strikes and protests against exploitative tipping policies and poverty wages.  “We’re the personal and ethical alternative to big name grocery delivery services,” Dumpling posted on Facebook in May…

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