John,

Earlier this year Color Of Change launched our “Fair Pay, Fair Price” campaign, aimed at combating computer systems that underpay app-based Black workers and upcharge Black customers.

The same services — Uber, DoorDash, Lyft — pay one driver $20 and might only pay another $12. The difference? Hidden algorithms that discriminate based on who you are and where you live. These algorithms disproportionately impact Black workers. Black people make up 23% of app-based workers - nearly double their representation in the overall workforce - yet consistently earn less for identical work.¹

Earlier this year U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced the Empowering App-Based Workers Act in the Senate, and Color Of Change endorsed the bill. Now Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) are introducing this critical piece of legislation this month. The Empowering App-Based Workers Act is a bill that will:

• Force companies to reveal how corporations use computers to determine pay;
• Guarantee workers at least 75% of what customers pay; and
• Stop apps from using worker data to change how much they get paid.

If passed, this bill will mandate fair pay protections for app-based workers and hold accountable companies that perpetuate wage discrimination.

SUPPORT THE EMPOWERING APP-BASED WORKERS ACT

For too long, tech companies have hidden behind computers to discriminate against us. Through our Fair Pay, Fair Price campaign, we're:

• Collecting stories from affected workers
• Building a coalition to demand corporate transparency
• Pushing for legislation that protects ALL workers

Algorithmic wage discrimination is the new frontier of economic injustice. But together, we can stop it.

Join Color Of Change's Fair Pay, Fair Price campaign. Take action now.

Until Justice Is Real, 
Color Of Change

Notes
1. Courtney Connley, “Why Black workers still face a promotion and wage gap that’s costing the economy trillions,” CNBC, April 16, 2021.

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