El nuevo paquete de proyectos de ley aplica a todos los repartidores contratados —incluidos los que entregan alimentos, comestibles y otros productos—, y aborda cuestiones como remuneración, transparencia y normas de seguridad.

Repartidor de comida para aplicaciones en las calles de Manhattan en 2020. (Photo by Adi Talwar)

Este artículo se publicó originalmente en inglés el 16 de julio. Traducido por Victoria Moran Garcia. Read the English version here.

En una victoria liderada por organizaciones de base comunitaria, esta semana el Concejo de la ciudad votó a favor de ampliar la protección laboral de los repartidores.

El nuevo paquete de proyectos de ley aplica a todos los repartidores contratados —incluidos los que entregan alimentos, comestibles y otros productos—, y aborda cuestiones como remuneración, transparencia y normas de seguridad.

Varias organizaciones que respaldan a los repartidores de comida, junto con políticos locales, se reunieron en las escaleras de la alcaldía el lunes para celebrar la legislación, que los funcionarios dicen se basa en una ley aprobada en 2021 que ordenaba al Departamento de Protección del Consumidor y el Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés) estudiar las condiciones de trabajo y el salario de los repartidores para establecer un salario mínimo. La tarifa inicial de $17.96 dólares entró en vigor en diciembre de 2023, junto con otras medidas de seguridad establecidas por el estudio.

“En el 2021, logramos impulsar el primer paquete legislativo. Seis leyes a favor de los trabajadores de reparto. Y logramos pasar ese paquete de leyes, pero quedaron vacíos legales que las plataformas aprovecharon y, lastimosamente, usaron en contra de los trabajadores, removiendo la opción de la propina y cambiando los métodos de pago” , dijo Gustavo Ajche, cofundador de Los Deliveristas Unidos, que representa a los repartidores.

“Gracias al Concejo Municipal hoy hemos logrado que esto cambiara”, dijo él.

Ampliación de protecciones y salario mínimo

Dos nuevos proyectos de ley —Intro. 1133-A patrocinado por la concejal Jennifer Gutiérrez e Intro. 1135-A de la concejal Sandy Nurse—,  cierran los vacíos legales que excluyeron de la ley de salario mínimo de 2023 a varios repartidores que trabajan para las aplicaciones.

Intro. 1133-A exige al DCWP que establezca un salario mínimo para todos los repartidores contratados. También amplía otras protecciones como acceso a bolsas isotérmicas para reparto, materiales de seguridad contra incendios y baños.

Intro. 1135-A requiere que los servicios de entrega de comestibles de terceros, como Instacart, paguen a sus trabajadores al menos el salario mínimo establecido por el DCWP.

“En 2021, el Concejo hizo historia al fijar un salario mínimo para los repartidores de comida. Eso fue algo muy importante, y trajo alrededor de $1.000 millones de dólares en aumento salarial para los trabajadores de entrega de alimentos, pero desafortunadamente, los trabajadores de entrega de comestibles quedaron fuera de eso”, dijo la concejal Sandy Nurse. “Intro. 1135 está corrigiendo esto. Vamos a crear un salario mínimo para los trabajadores de entrega de comestibles, y es lo correcto”.

Repartidores de comidoa en las escalera de la alcaldía el lunes. (Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit.)

Propinas y transparencia salarial

Dos proyectos de ley patrocinados por el concejal Sean Abreu abordan las propinas de los repartidores que trabajan para las aplicaciones.

Intro. 738-A requiere que los servicios de entrega de terceros ofrezcan a los clientes la opción de dar propina “antes o en el mismo momento en que se realiza un pedido”. Esta medida se toma en respuesta a que las aplicaciones dejaron de incluir las propinas en el momento del pago, luego de que los repartidores consiguieran el derecho a un salario mínimo en 2023.

“Cuando entró en vigor el salario mínimo para los repartidores, las aplicaciones tomaron represalias eliminando la opción de dejar propina”, dijo Abreu. “Solo porque hay un salario mínimo, este solo aplica al tiempo de trabajo activo desde el momento en que recoges el pedido hasta que lo entregas, pero no se aplica el salario mínimo por esperar esa llamada”.

Intro. 737-A obliga a las aplicaciones a sugerir una opción de propina de al menos el 10 por ciento del precio de compra tanto en los pedidos de alimentos como de supermercado. “Permítanme ser claro, es una recomendación, pero sabemos que cuando esas recomendaciones se presentan a los consumidores, es muy probable que las elijan”, dijo Abreu.

También se incluye la Intro. 859-A, que exige que “los servicios de entrega paguen a sus trabajadores contratados a más tardar [siete] días calendario después del final de un período de pago”.

Las aplicaciones también están obligadas a proporcionar a los trabajadores un estado de cuenta detallado que describe la remuneración por escrito, a más tardar siete días después del final del período de pago. Las aplicaciones de servicios de entrega deben conservar los registros durante al menos tres años y proporcionarlos a los empleados que lo soliciten.

Quienes se oponen a estos proyectos de ley dicen que afectarán negativamente a las pequeñas empresas al alejar a los clientes.

En junio pasado, DoorDash testificó contra los proyectos de ley 737, 738 y 859, diciendo que la aplicación del salario mínimo para los repartidores aumentó sus costos operativos, aumentando como resultado las tarifas a los consumidores.

Doordash Marketplace, la plataforma que utilizan los clientes para hacer pedidos, registró aproximadamente 850,000 pedidos menos, lo que resultó en aproximadamente $17.000 dólares en pérdida de ingresos para restaurantes y otros comerciantes locales”, dijo la compañía.

Para equilibrar esto, Doordash trasladó la opción de propina al final del pago, afirmando que es “muy accesible y está disponible durante múltiples puntos del proceso de entrega” y hasta 30 días después de la compra.

rabajadores siguen pidiendo protección legal contra las desactivaciones: periodos durante los cuales se bloquea la cuenta de un trabajador y se le prohíbe realizar entregas. (Photo by Victoria Moran Garcia)

Varias organizaciones y defensores de los derechos de los repartidores asistieron a la celebración del lunes, entre ellos Afrikana, un grupo comunitario de Harlem que trabaja con inmigrantes recién llegados, muchos de los cuales encuentran trabajo como repartidores.

La organización dijo que estos proyectos de ley son “un paso hacia la justicia para las comunidades que con demasiada frecuencia son invisibles en la fuerza laboral. Estamos hablando de una de las columnas vertebrales de la ciudad, nuestros deliveristas“.

“Creemos que todos los trabajadores, especialmente los migrantes, los repartidores y otras personas del sector, deben estar protegidos, ser respetados y recibir un salario justo”, dijo la directora ejecutiva, Adama Bah, en una declaración escrita leída por Macky Diallo, director de operaciones de Afrikana.

Aunque el grupo de repartidores y organizadores celebraron los nuevos proyectos de ley, dicen que hace falta más. En concreto, piden protección jurídica contra las desactivaciones: periodos durante los cuales se bloquea la cuenta de un trabajador y se le prohíbe realizar entregas.

“Estas compañías dicen que el pago mínimo nos costara nuestros empleos. Pero la verdad es que usan los bloqueos y las desactivaciones para evitar pagarnos lo que nos deben”, dijo Antonio Solís, líder de Los Deliveristas Unidos y repartidor de DoorDash. “Nos obligan a cumplir con plazos de entrega imposibles, agrupar varios pedidos y nos penalizan si no podemos completarlos. Nos ponen en peligro y nos obligan a elegir entre un salario digno, conducir con cuidado o perder nuestro trabajo”. 

“Por eso nuestra lucha no ha terminado”, añadió Solís. Necesitamos más protecciones contra las desactivaciones de cuentas injustas y leyes para poder defendernos de la presión de las tácticas de miedo de estas compañías”.

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Minnesota United at Portland Timbers

When: 9:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Providence Park, Portland
Stream: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+
Radio: KSTP-AM, 1500
Weather: 77 degrees, sunny, 9 mph south wind
Betting line: MNUFC plus-170; draw plus-240; Portland plus-150

Form: Third-place MNUFC (11-5-7, 40 points) failed to win a third straight MLS game in its fifth attempt to do so this season with a 1-0 loss to Los Angeles FC on Wednesday. Sixth-place Portland (9-7-6, 33 points) has three losses in their past four matches, including a 1-0 home loss to Salt Lake at midweek.

Recent matchups: Each team won on its home turf a year ago, with a shorthanded Minnesota giving up a two-goal lead in a 3-2 defeat in Oregon last June.

Quote: LAFC’s five-man back line might became a major tactic to shut down a Loons side that struggles to score goals in open play.

“Largely the second half, there is a semblance of a blueprint (for us),” Loons head coach Eric Ramsay countered. “In the sense that we spent the large majority of the game in control … and had the lion’s share of territory and a lot of time at the top of the box. I think when we attack the sides of the box well, then we look most threatening.”

Look-ahead: After Saturday’s match, MLS All-Stars Dayne St. Clair and Michael Boxall will head to Austin for Wednesday’s showcase against Liga MX All-Stars at Q2 Stadium.

Context: The Loons are playing their fifth match in 16 days and held a lighter training session Friday, with more focus on video in the meeting room. But Ramsay said Wednesday’s loss wasn’t as physically taxing on the players, so that might limit the amount of players rotated into Saturday’s starting XI.

Absence and Theme: Hoyeon Jung tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right leg in the friendly against Holstein Kiel and had season-ending surgery. That means two Loons’ central midfielders done for the year (including a meniscus tear for Hassani Dotson) and further highlights a big positional need for the club when the summer transfer window opens next week.

Question: Loons CSO Khaled El-Ahmad tried to bring in a midfielder last winter but wasn’t able to get a deal completed. Does he reboot those efforts this summer, and is he able to get it over the line?

Update: MNUFC said goodbye Friday to Sang Bin Jeong as the attacking midfielder/wingback heads to St. Louis City on a cash trade nearing finalization. El-Ahmad and Ramsay led an on-field meeting, with Jeong receiving jerseys, a bouquet of flowers and hugs from close friend Bongi Hlongwane and other teammates.

Scouting report: Portland currently misses Evander (22 total goal contributions with FC Cincinnati this year) and James Rodriguez (still with Portland but out with a season-ending injury). They only have three goals scored across their last four matches.

Prediction: Ramsay said the crowd at Providence Park “sucked the ball in” last year, and the Timbers are hosting a 50-year celebration on Saturday night. Minnesota might be running on empty and seems primed to come up just short in a 2-1 loss.

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The Lynx will shine as brightly as any team in the league on Saturday evening in Indianapolis.

Rightfully so.

Minnesota has three 2025 WNBA All-Stars — Napheesa Collier, Courtney Williams and Kayla McBride — all playing for Team Collier (yes, captained by the Lynx superstar forward) in the WNBA all-star game. Cheryl Reeve is the team’s head coach, an honor earned thanks to Minnesota’s league-leading 20-4 record.

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But what makes Williams, Collier and McBride all-stars? Here’s a look at defining moments that helped them earn their spots on Saturday’s stage:

Napheesa Collier

It’s admittedly difficult to select just a few standout showings from the overwhelming favorite to hoist the League’s MVP Award at season’s end. Collier is special on a game-to-game basis.

Her most dominant performance came in a 23-point win over the Sparks in which Collier went 13 for 16 from the field, good for 32 points to go with eight rebounds, six assists, two blocks and two steals. After the showing, Williams turned to Collier during the postgame press conference and said, “You that one.”

“Sometimes seeing what she does out there, it’s like, ‘Damn, I’m a part of this,’ ” Williams said. “Like, I’m really seeing this girl go crazy, and I’m a teammate.”

Collier also had a 33-point, 11-rebound showing early in the year against Connecticut, and a 28-point, 10-rebound game in June in Dallas. In each of those Lynx wins, she had both three steals and three blocks.

And then there are the games like Wednesday’s against Phoenix, in which Collier battled foul trouble and wasn’t a major offensive focus. But the reigning WNBA Defensive Player of the Year held Mercury star forward Alyssa Thomas to 5-for-16 shooting from the floor while forcing five turnovers.

“Props to Phee. To take that assignment, we know she’s the best player on the court, and she sacrificed her offense to be able to help our team get the win by playing the defense she did on A.T.,” Lynx forward Jessica Shepard said. “A.T. is a very physically gifted player, but I think (Collier) was able to frustrate her a bit with her length.”

Courtney Williams

The Lynx were trailing Las Vegas by nine points at the half at home in June, needing a win to secure a spot in the Commissioner’s Cup Final. And they were without Collier, who exited early in the third with a back injury.

And they won anyway. Largely thanks to Williams, their sparkplug. After a rough first-half showing, the point guard exploded to score 18 of her final 20 points in the second half to lift Minnesota to a win.

“Courtney has a very, very special way about her,” Reeve said. “She never believes that she’s out of it.”

Collier sets the tone for the team-first, whatever-it-takes mentality that lends itself to the beautiful brand of basketball Minnesota plays. Williams leads the charge when it comes to the belief. She has owned Indianapolis this week, with her and teammate Natisha Hiedeman running a non-stop stream of all the festivities that has featured endless cameos from some of the league’s best.

Fever guard Caitlin Clark revealed Thursday that she had watched multiple hours of the stream earlier in the day.

There’s an energy Williams exudes, and pairs well with her production.

Williams had 25 points and nine assists in Minnesota’s season-opening win over Dallas. She scored 25 again to go with eight rebounds and six assists in a win earlier this month against Chicago on the day it was revealed that she was an all-star.

Since June 24, it’s not Collier or any other big who leads Minnesota with 71 total rebounds, it’s the relentless point guard.

Kayla McBride

McBride had struggled from the field in each of her two previous outings heading into Minnesota’s June 21 bout with the Sparks, a game in which the Lynx did not have Collier available.

Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride (21) points after making a three-point shot during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Phoenix Mercury, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Without the team’s best player in uniform, it was the franchise’s other long-time building block’s time to rise to the occasion, and she did.

McBride went 9 for 13 from the floor, burying five triples to score 29 points — 15 of which came in the final frame — to lift the Lynx to victory.

“Any time Mac gets it going, we are a dangerous team,” Williams said. “She is one of the best shooters in the world,”

A perfect complement to Collier with her floor spacing and approach, McBride continues to provide whatever Minnesota needs on a nightly basis.

“I just want to come out and just play, have fun and enjoy, because that’s what it’s about,” McBride said after the win over the Sparks. “We have a great group here, and it’s easy to get into a rhythm and feel that energy.”

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Roseville police say they have identified a new person of interest in the unsolved killing of 22-year-old Susan Capistrant, whose nude body was found in an alley on April 8, 1987, and are asking for the public’s help to solve the case.

Detective Brady Martin said Friday they have evidence linking Capistrant to a deceased Roseville man Robert Osborne, who was born in 1963 and died in 1996.

Martin said he believes more than one individual may have been involved in Capistrant’s death and stressed that Osborne’s involvement is unclear.

The body of Susan Capistrant, shown here in her senior year picture from Alexander Ramsey High School, was found April 8, 1987, face down behind a Roseville grocery store and a dry cleaner where she had worked. Her death at age 22, a homicide caused by asphyxia due to neck compression, remains a cold case, a mystery, but very much active, according to police. (Pioneer Press file)

“We know Ms. Capistrant was in contact with Mr. Osborne on April 7 or 8, 1987,” Martin said. “We are seeking the public’s assistance in connecting the lives of Capistrant and Osborne.”

Other than being roughly the same age and both living in Roseville, police cannot find any connection between the two, said Martin, who was assigned to the case five years ago.

“If a member of the public knew these two individuals or saw them together, we are asking that they contact police,” he said.

He declined to share specifics about the evidence linking Capistrant with Osborne, who died in 1996.

“We don’t want to jeopardize the integrity of the case by revealing too much information,” he said.

An unknown caller

Capistrant spent the night of April 7, 1987, at a neighborhood bar, Patrick’s Lounge, at Larpenteur and Hamline avenues in St. Paul, with her brother and a male friend. Capistrant and the friend returned to the Capistrant family home in the 1300 block of Garden Avenue.

Shortly after midnight, Capistrant got a telephone call. Capistrant had a short conversation with the caller and then left the house around 1 a.m. The friend said he also left the house at that time.

Police were never able to determine who called Capistrant.

About six hours later, an 11-year-old girl walking to school happened upon Capistrant’s body in an alley behind Jerry’s Foods and where she worked, One-Hour Martinizing, along County Road B just west of Dale Street.

Investigators had little information to work with in the initial hours and days after the killing. No clothing or other belongings were with Capistrant’s body.

‘We want to solve Capistrant’s murder’

Capistrant’s death, a homicide caused by asphyxia due to neck compression, has remained a mystery, but very much active. Police have investigated more than a dozen possible suspects, interviewed more than 100 witnesses and scrutinized evidence in an attempt to retrace Capistrant’s final hours.

“There’s not a day that goes by that I’m not touching some aspect of the case,” Martin told the Pioneer Press in 2022.

The slaying has mostly stayed out of the public eye since the initial media reports. That changed, though, when the case wound up on social media. A Facebook page — “Who Killed Susan Elizabeth Capistrant?” — that went up in October 2020 has put a new type of spotlight on the case.

“I have been in contact with the Facebook group organizers providing as much information as I can,” Martin said. “Roseville Police has also continued to investigate the case, combing through evidence and files. We want to solve Capistrant’s murder and give her family and the community closure.”

Cases like these are often solved by information “that someone deems too small or inconsequential to provide,” he said, adding the public should call 651-792-7008 or email rvpoliceinvest@cityofroseville.com to provide any information they have.

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