App Delivery Companies Launch New Industry Association – Flex

<p>America&&num;8217&semi;s leading app-based delivery platforms&comma; representing more than 52 million workers nationwide&comma; have joined together to form Flex&comma; a new industry association that will serve as the voice of the app-based economy&period; Founding member companies include DoorDash&comma; Gopuff&comma; Grubhub&comma; HopSkipDrive&comma; Instacart&comma; Lyft&comma; Shipt&comma; and Uber&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The association will lobby for the delivery industry on a range of issues affecting workers&comma; consumers&comma; businesses&comma; and other stakeholders who comprise the app-based economy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Millions of businesses&comma; communities&comma; and workers count on app-based platforms every day&period; Flex will give a voice to an industry driving the new American economy forward&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <b><span class&equals;"xn-person">Kristin Sharp<&sol;span>&comma; CEO of Flex&period;<&sol;b> &&num;8220&semi;With innovative&comma; app-based technology at our fingertips&comma; we have an incredible opportunity to continue to solve problems&period; Whether it&&num;8217&semi;s getting around town&comma; shuttling kids to school&comma; or just connecting people with dinner or the groceries they need&comma; our member companies help seamlessly fill gaps in our day-to-day lives&period; That&&num;8217&semi;s why it&&num;8217&semi;s so important for Flex to advocate for the everyday heroes driving this economic evolution&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Flex is immediately launching its first education campaign under the banner <u>&&num;8220&semi;Independence Works&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;u>&period; The ad buy in the <span class&equals;"xn-location">Washington&comma; DC<&sol;span> metro area features real app-based workers who count on the independence and flexibility of platform work&period; Nationally&comma; app-based workers work an average of eight hours per week&comma; allowing them to earn extra money on their own terms&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The flexibility of the app-based economy has completely transformed how people work&comma; buy goods and services&comma; and run their businesses&comma;&&num;8221&semi; <b>Sharp<&sol;b> said&period; &&num;8220&semi;Flex gives them a voice at the policy-making table so they can continue to help drive the American economy forward&period; Our first campaign highlights the flexibility of app-based work and explains why it is so important to workers&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Flex is led by workforce policy expert <span class&equals;"xn-person">Kristin Sharp<&sol;span> as CEO and former <span class&equals;"xn-location">Columbia&comma; SC<&sol;span> Mayor Steve Benjamin as Board Chair&period; Flex&&num;8217&semi;s Board of Directors is comprised of executive leadership from each member company&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;App-based work is open to all&period; Anyone can do it&comma; and more and more people are choosing it because it breaks down barriers that often hold people back&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <b>Steve Benjamin&comma; Board Chair of Flex&period;<&sol;b> &&num;8220&semi;Technology has redefined the way we work&period; Let&&num;8217&semi;s replace antiquated policies with innovative solutions that support individual goals and businesses across our country&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Based in <span class&equals;"xn-location">Washington&comma; DC<&sol;span>&comma; Flex will foster dialogue and understanding between app-based companies and public sector leaders while promoting policies that protect worker independence&comma; expand flexible earning opportunities&comma; foster local economic growth&comma; address safety and sustainability&comma; and expand access to essential services for millions of customers in communities across <span class&equals;"xn-location">the United States<&sol;span>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;