Layna Payne, Unifor OTTAWA– Unifor applauds yesterday’s Ontario Superior Court ruling that the City of Ottawa was negligent in enforcing its taxi bylaw when it allowed Uber to illegally operate in 2014 for two years, effectively harming the taxi industry – many of whom
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Plaintiff and CTA president Marc Andre Way spoke to media on May 13, 2024 after the court decided Ottawa was "negligent' in failing to enforce its own laws against Uber. Photo: Taxi News The law in Canada is to be obeyed by everyone, including “Big Tech” firms and municipalities which write laws, said plaintiff Marc Andre Way. He spoke at a May 13th press conference held following Justice Marc Smith’s decision that Ottawa
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Plaintiff Marc Andre Way talks to media in Ottawa after learning of his success in the long-running Metro Taxi vs Ottawa lawsuit, regarding that city's failure to enforce its own laws on Uber and other rideshare companies. Photo: Taxi News May 13, 2024 — Today in Ottawa, Justice Marc Smith issued his decision in the case of Metro Taxi vs. City of Ottawa. Justice Smith found that the “The City’s response to Uber’s arrival was negligent, causing harm to the
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Image: Gladki Associates Gladki Planning hired to assist Toronto has hired Gladki Planning Associates Inc. to assist in the planning and facilitation of consultations for the November, 2024 Vehicle for Hire-report to Council. City staff, together with Gladki Planning, are currently developing the
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Gig workers, Uber and Lyft drivers protest in front of Uber's Canadian head office on Bloor Street on February 14th. Photo: Earla Philips That’s funny. Uber is just as adept with language sleaze as the Trudeau Liberals. Let me demonstrate what “Engaged time per hour” really means. Back around 2008, before City of Hamilton’s politicians pulled the rug out from under the local
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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 
Image: https://gigworkers.ca/ Rumours of possible Uber demonstration at Pearson In Toronto, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers, and limo drivers are being invited to join “Round 2” of protests in opposition to the unfair labour and business practices used by gig companies. “The rolling
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“It will be a mobile event” “Rideshare drivers and food couriers are ramping up for a May 1st protest in downtown Toronto,” says Earla Phillips of Rideshare Drivers Association of Ontario “Coalition from multiple countries are participating for fair pay
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Image: NELP The National Employment Law Project (NELP) has published its April 2024 report, focused on the tactics used by rideshare and delivery companies to move in to new jurisdictions and manipulate communities and workers. “Disrupting Democracy: How app corporations buy, bully,
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