In Conversation: Delivery workers feel exploited. They’re fighting back.

About this episode

<p>Delivery workers are a vital part of New York City&rsquo;s infrastructure, so much so that during the pandemic, they were hailed as heroes. But this class of workers is also abused, underpaid, exploited, and largely ignored. Now they&rsquo;re fighting for protections and better working conditions &mdash; and making some headway. Investigations editor Josh Dzieza spoke with more than 20 delivery workers for this story, published by the <em>Verge</em> and <a href="https://apple.news/AMbESsOZNQra_Mq52cGFzfA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>New York</em></a> Magazine.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks to Danilo Parra, <em>New York</em> Magazine, the <em>Verge</em>, and Vox Media for providing audio content for this episode. You can find their full video, &ldquo;The Invisible 65,000,&rdquo; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgmC-OWnk_M">here</a>.</p>