If they didn’t have double standards, they’d have no standards at all The twenty-ninth edition of the U.N. Climate Change Committee’s annual “Conference of the Parties,” also known as COP29, wrapped up recently, and I must say, it seemed a
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Earla Phillips and other members of Rideshare Drivers of Ontario held a press conference at Toronto City Hall on December 14th, 2023 to express their support for Toronto Council as it works to identify an improved system of licensing rideshare vehicles. There are too many people driving for money at present, Phillips says, which makes it difficult for anyone to earn a living wage. Photo: RDAO
A.I.-driven pricing and pay is bad for drivers and customers With the release of its December 2024 report on “algorithmic pay,” the Rideshare Drivers Association of Ontario makes three recommendations: Introduction to the Rideshare Drivers’ Association of Ontario December, 2024
Read MoreDavid Piccini, Esq. Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development Government of Ontario Subject: Urgent Action Needed to Address Labour Law Concerns for Gig Workers in Toronto Dear Minister Piccini, I hope this message finds you well. I am
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Instead of making its Accessible Taxi program viable by limiting the number of VFH, Toronto proposes extending the life of WAV's to ten years. Image: Cartoon Bob for Taxi News
How can Toronto solve the problem of oversupply by ignoring it? Dear Councillor Pasternak, I am writing to you today to urge you to vote against adopting the most recent Vehicle for Hire (VFH) Staff report. It offers no solutions
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Ontario needs to increase truck driver training to include simulator training, says MPP Guy Bourgouin.
Training should include at least 20 hours on a simulator MPP Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) is calling on the government to increase truck driver training requirements. Amidst ongoing reports of fraud and corruption in truck driver licensing centers across
Read MoreRDAO calls for: ● An end to black-box pricing● A return to “rate-card” pay with Toronto rates increased to match other Ontario cities● A city-led right-sizing of the ride-hail fleet rideshare drivers association of ontario Rideshare Drivers’ Association of Ontario
Read MoreRegion of Peel – Investigators have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with multiple sexual assault investigations in which three women were victimized. On Friday, November 8, 2024, at approximately 7:00 a.m., an adult female victim was waiting at a bus
Read More“Sheer number of collisions and lives affected is unimaginable” The following statement was release by Truckers for Safer Highways on November 27, 2024 Truckers for Safer Highways extends our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those tragically lost
Read MoreTruckers for Safer Highways launches petition to support QUEEN’S PARK – Michael Mantha, MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin, has introduced legislation to end private, third-party contracts for driver examinations in Ontario. The Safer Driving Tests Act (Ending the Privatization Failure), 2024 will
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