from the Gig Workers’ United “X” feed What do we think of the new platform gig work regulations in BC? It’s great the provincial government recognizes that this is an unsustainable situation but we are disappointed that the legislation doesn’t
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Image: Webex 65,000 drivers chasing 160,000 rides per day Poll question #4 on Toronto’s June 12th Vehicle for Hire (VFH) public consultation saw twice as many polled in favour of ending open entry and placing a limit on the number of VFH
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Before Toronto legalized ride-sharing, the drivers who provided accessible vans counted on picking up non-accessible fares to subsidize onerous costs June 13, 2024 update: This column ran in the Toronto Star on July 20, 2022. Taxi News is republishing it
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Over 100 participants were on on the June 12 Vehicle for Hire consultation online meeting. Image: Webex Zero available vehicles, open entry damage not mentioned Toronto staff floated the idea of providing an upfront $20,000 grant to Taxi drivers who will purchase an Accessible vehicle during last night’s Vehicle for Hire (VFH) consultation. Surprisingly, two disruptive factors
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Image: Investopedia Transportation, delivery companies “most significant perpetrators” A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by Uber and subsidiary Postmates to revive a challenge to a California law, Reuters news agency reported on June 10th. Rejection of the bid could
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Toronto City Hall Photo: toronto.ca The City of Toronto is inviting residents and industry members to share their views on the vehicle-for-hire regulations at a series of virtual and in-person public consultations Wednesday, June 12 through Wednesday, June 25. The Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire Bylaw (https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/toronto-code-546.pdf)
Read MoreVFH REVIEW, PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS CITY OF TORONTO Submission by Peter Pellier For the record, I was a member of the Mississauga taxi industry as an owner-operator, and following Uber’s emergence in 2012, along with my colleagues, watched in horror as
Read MoreCity has not responded to letter Tom Conway, the litigator whose team won the recent Ottawa judgement in which Uber was declared a “bandit taxi company,” has written the City to propose a per-trip fee to compensate Taxi drivers who
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“We will be back in touch with updates” Update 6am June 7: Toronto staff have confirmed that the consultations will proceed as scheduled Toronto’s Vehicle for Hire stakeholder consultations are scheduled to begin in the middle of a possible Toronto
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