Tuesday, October 22, 2024
On October 7th, Uber drivers at Pearson Airport held an impromptu protest. They then aligned with Rideshare Drivers Association of Ontario to organize a second protest, with a permit from GTAA, on October 17th. Photo: X/Anti-Taxxer
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Advice to protesters: quit Uber

Uber and government have their hands in your pocket: Kerametlian “All Uber drivers should quit driving for Uber or Lyft and ask the government to enforce bylaws of Taxicab and become Taxi drivers as the market requires.” An open letter

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In the decade since rideshare has been legalized, drivers have realized how much money it costs to pay for fuel and vehicle maintenance. Many are protesting now in hopes of keeping more of their earnings. All of this information was available to governments in 2014, before the "wild wild west" was created in ground transportation. Photo: Earla Philips
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Welcome to the wild, wild west

Fake signs, bandit cabs, airport protests were all avoidable by Marc Andre Way Travellers flying out of Pearson International Airport today may be surprised to see Uber drivers protesting their poverty earnings. Drivers want the public to know that Uber’s

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"Cities in Ontario have seen an explosion of bike lanes, including many that were installed during the pandemic when fewer vehicles were on the road and their impacts on traffic were unclear,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation on October 15th.
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Proposed legislation to restrict new bike lanes

“I had tears in my eyes” Taxi spokesperson admits This article was updated at 7:40am October 16th with a quote from Kristine Hubbard. The Ontario government is introducing legislation that would, if passed, require municipalities to receive approval from the

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"Here with several hundred friends!" Rideshare Drivers Association of Ontario member Earla Phillips tweeted on October 17th. "Fighting for fair pay!" Photo: Earla Phillips
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Uber drivers’ Pearson protest attracts hundreds

Rideshare drivers upset over Uber’s new algorithmic payment methods hoped to raise their profile by protesting at Pearson Airport instead of Uber’s head office in downtown Toronto on October 17th. While the new program is called “up front pay,” drivers

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CBC's Marketplace interviews a driver examiner who details how cheating scams work. Image: CBC
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CBC covers fake trucking schools

“It’s not new to us:” TTSAO Ontario’s Truck driver training industry was the subject of a scathing CBC Marketplace segment on October 11th. Journalists went undercover with a student looking for truck driver training at several trucking schools located in

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