Postmates workers are speaking out in light of recent pay cuts that have dramatically decreased the amount the company is paying for their deliveries.

1. They've "updated" (their word for "lowered") rates for base pay and per-mile pay.
   
2. Those changes add up to pay cuts of up to 30% for workers in some cities.
   
3. Oh, and they also removed the "guaranteed minimum" per order, so they can pay out as little as they want.

That minimum was already low — $4 a job isn't much when you have to cover all your own expenses. So the fact that Postmates is getting rid of it tells us their new pay model is all about going lower than low.

Under this new pay system, here's what one delivery in California looks like:

This job from Postmates courier Melissa took about 30 minutes from start to finish — and she drove three miles in total, from her location to the restaurant and then to the customer. After backing out her mileage expenses and additional payroll taxes she covers as an independent contractor, her pay came out to just $5.29/hour.

That isn't OK. No matter what kind of work we do, and no matter how we're classified, we shouldn't be taking home pay that's far below the minimum wage.

We're not going to stand by while companies like Postmates cut down their already-low pay to almost nothing — especially when we have to shoulder all the expenses, like mileage and additional payroll taxes. We stand together to demand that Postmates create a clear, transparent pay structure that provides, at minimum, pay that comes out to at least $15/hr plus the cost of expenses.