DoorDash Spent $1.4M to Stop Mamdani; Now It Owes Workers $131.5M
DoorDash Spent $1.4M Trying to Stop Mamdani from Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why
DoorDash spent $1.4 million trying to keep Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor, backing a super PAC that smeared him. After Mamdani took office, the city found DoorDash deliberately underpaid delivery workers, leading to a $131.5 million settlement—the largest worker settlement in New York City history. The company now pays roughly 100 times what it spent on the election.
It’s not a contribution, it’s an investment, with the donor or investor expecting something in return. Here is an instance where organized money from a company that was trying to avoid being responsible and accountable, was unsuccessful.