Boycott Shipt and Protest Shipt's Essential Worker Pay Cut!
Happening at Shipt's HQ in Birmingham and Target's HQ in Minneapolis
Shipt is cutting the pay of its essential workers nationwide, right in the middle of this COVID-19 pandemic, by forcing its workers to transition to a nontransparent black box pay scale that they did not want. The Shipt List will be protesting and fighting for the rights of all Shipt workers to receive fair and equitable pay. Read more about why we protest and how you can participate, even if you cannot join us!
The SHIpT List In The Press
One of the biggest avenues to bringing positive change to Shipt is through extensive media interviews on the full range of issues we face. We look forward to continued partnership with journalists and media outlets as we hold Shipt accountable for its unethical labor practices.
The issues that we have with Shipt are not mere theories or frustrated sentiments. Instead, they are backed by significant amounts of research and crowdsourced data collected from the experiences and data voluntarily supplied to our group by thousands of Shipt Shoppers nationwide, who represent nearly all markets that Shipt serves. Shipt has largely chosen to deny all of our findings. We are eager and willing to share our research, findings, and personal stories with any credible media outlet; and we can back up any claims we make with shopper testimonials, screenshots, data, and ample supporting evidence.
As the number of issues that shoppers have with Shipt HQ increases, more and more Shipt Shoppers are willing to courageously take risks, share their stories, and speak out, both named and anonymously. We have long lists of active Shipt Shoppers available for media interviews in nearly all markets that Shipt serves.
For media inquiries, please contact us at info@shiptlist.org or shopperpress@gmail.com.
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As Seen On:
March 2021
Empathy Media Lab: Uber vs. Aslam, CA’s Prop 22, & Fighting for the Global Rights of Gig Workers - LRPN Livestream
Rideshare Rodeo Podcast: #49 | Gig Workers Collective Lead Organizer Willy Solis
January 2021
The Huffington Post: How Much Should You Tip For Food During The Pandemic?
November 2020
Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune: Amazon cloud service outage affects companies from Shipt to Roku
The Hill: Standing up for gig workers
The Boston Globe: Who am I to decide when algorithms should make important decisions?
October 2020
Modern Retail: 'I'm already dreading the big rush': 5 retail workers on the upcoming holiday season
Business Insider: Target is giving frontline workers $70 million in bonuses — but their growing gig workforce say they just got hit with a major pay cut
Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Shipt plans to add another 100,000 workers for holidays: Target-owned deliverer changed pay model; some employees plan walkout
WIAT CBS42 Birmingham: Shipt employees protest at Birmingham headquarters over pay decreases
WXYZ ABC7 Detroit: Shipt workers in Michigan go on strike over changes, low wages
WBRC Fox 6 News: Shipt shoppers protesting in downtown Birmingham over company actions that interfere with wages
AL.com: Shipt workers demand better pay, treatment in protest at company’s Birmingham headquarters
Thomson Reuters Foundation: Rage against the machine: Why Target's gig workers are striking over an algorithm
The Verge: Some Shipt workers report seeing lower pay under new effort-based model
Human Rights Watch: California: Proposition 22 Threatens Gig Workers’ Rights
Human Rights Watch Español: California: La Propuesta 22 amenaza los derechos de los trabajadores de plataformas digitales y autónomos
The Hill: Shipt workers organize most targeted protest yet over new pay model
Gizmodo: Shipt's 'Effort-Based' Model Is Cutting Pay for 40% of Workers, Study Shows
Coworker.org: Data Shows Shipt’s “Black-Box” Algorithm Reduces Pay of 40% of Workers
Star Tribune: Shipt plans to add another 100k workers for holidays
Morningbrew.com: When Algorithms Run the Workplace
September 2020
TechCrunch: Shipt shoppers are organizing a walkout in protest of new pay model
Gizmodo: Shipt's 'Effort-Based' Pay Model Decided a 1,400-Item Order Was Worth About $20
Vice: Target's Delivery App Workers to Be Paid by a Blackbox Algorithm Nationwide
People's World Magazine: Continuing the Daily Worker: Harvard law experts: Coronavirus presents dangers, opportunities for new worker power
Whyy on PHS/NPR: Is your boss spying on you while you work remotely?
BBC Tech Tent: Tech and Working Life
July 2020
Salon: Gig workers for Shipt stage a walk-out in protest of opaque pay structure
The Hill: Shipt workers to strike over shift to opaque pay structure
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Shipt workers protest pay change: Target-owned firm’s drivers say earnings down 30%
Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal: Target's Shipt service facing walkout threat after pay changes
VICE: Target’s Gig Workers Will Strike to Protest Switch to Algorithmic Pay Model
Left Voice: Shipt Delivery Workers Strike for the Third Time Since March
The Princeton University Summer Journal: As Virus Rages, Essential Workers Seek Protection
MSN and Dallas Morning News: Target's Shipt gig workers hold one-day walkout over pay changes
24 News Order: Shipt workers plan to walk off the job on July 15th to protest new company pay structure
Seattle Times: Target-owned Shipt sparks worker protest with pay change
The Verge: Shipt workers plan to walk off the job on July 15th to protest new company pay structure
Nevada Public Radio by NPR: Essential Workers Hold Walkouts And Protests In National Strike For Black Lives
June 2020
May 2020
New York Times: Reopening Prompts New Agitation Over Workers’ Virus Exposure
VICE: Amazon, Instacart, Target, and FedEx Workers Explain Why They're Striking
Cheddar: Grocery App Shoppers See Chance to Improve Work Conditions as Coronavirus Puts Them on Front Line
Washington Post: Amazon, Instacart workers launch May Day strike to protest treatment during the coronavirus pandemic
Yahoo Finance: 'This is life or death': Workers at Amazon, Target, Instacart hold nationwide strike on International Workers Day
The California Aggie: COLA movements among groups who participated in May Day actions
CBS News: Frontline workers call for May Day strike over working conditions
April 2020
The Hill: Shipt cuts pay for canceled grocery delivery orders, drawing complaints
VICE: Target’s Delivery Workers Are Staging a Walkout
Gizmodo: In a Flood of New Demand, Shipt Is Letting Gig Workers Drown
TechCrunch: Target’s Shipt shoppers are walking off work today
NTXINNO: Local Shipt Shoppers to Strike Over Coronavirus Response
First Coast WTLV-TV ABC News: Amazon, Target, Instacart workers planning walkout Friday to protest conditions
The Hill: Shipt workers to walk off the job Tuesday
AL.com Birmingham, Alabama: Shipt shoppers plan walk out, Birmingham company responds to claims
AL.com Birmingham, Alabama: Shipt protest will last as long as needed, leader says
AL.com Birmingham, Alabama: Prisoners, Shipt’s shape and that dealer’s non-essential
Twin Cities Pioneer Press: Workers of Target-owned Shipt to walk off job Tuesday, protesting pay, virus safety measures
Salon: Workers for Target delivery app Shipt to walk off job Tuesday: "We are undervalued”
KARE 11: Some SHIPT shoppers plan to strike for lack of PPE when working
The Hill: Shipt workers to walk off the job Tuesday
Star Tribune: On day when some workers stage 'walk-off,' Shipt announces bonuses
Politico: Grocery deliveries upended by (another) gig protest
The Guardian: We're risking our life': coronavirus takes a toll on essential workers still on the job
Time: Heros of the Front Lines
LA Times: Target’s Shipt grocery delivery workers push for more coronavirus protections and pay
Fox Business: Target delivery workers protesting coronavirus response
The Hill: Grocery delivery workers report delays in getting protective gear
Fox Illinois: Shipt shopper describes working during the pandemic
Ms. Magazine: From Instacart to Hershey, Here’s a Roundup of Worker Strikes Across the Country
Fox Business: As Shipt shoppers boycott company's coronavirus response, Target-owned app has brief technical issue
Yahoo Finance Video: Target's Shipt workers protest coronavirus response, call for customer boycott
USA Today: Target's Shipt to double shoppers, provide them with gloves and masks as they fulfill orders
New York Magazine: Workers Are Trying To Prevent A Deadly COVID-19 Disaster
San Antonio Express News: With no benefits, San Antonio gig workers struggle to make a living, avoid coronavirus
TechCrunch: Gig workers say they are struggling to get personal protective equipment from companies
PopularResistance.org: Radio interview (Aired NYC – 4-13-2020)
ABC News Channel 20: Shipt Shopper Describes Working During the Pandemic
NPR: More Essential Than Ever, Low-Wage Workers Demand More
Newscabal.co.uk: 'We're risking our life': coronavirus takes a toll on essential workers still on the job
January 2020
March 2019