Ridefair's report cover highlights the business rideshare has diverted from the TTC. Image: RideFair Uber’s proposed Provincial policy is a poverty trap, not a gig work solution, say Ridefair, RDAO On February 12th, 2024, Ridefair Toronto and the Rideshare Drivers Association of Ontario (RDAO) released a report titled “Legislated Poverty” to address Uber’s deceptive
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"We are all hoping to serve the same pie of customers, but the pie is not getting any bigger," an airport driver told Taxi News. Image: Taxi News Does the wheel really need to be re-invented, again? And again? UPDATE FEBRUARY 15/TAXI NEWS CORRECTION: “Alternative taxicab” in Schedule “B” Fees does not refer to rideshare vehicles; it refers to fully Electric Vehicles. Information on the conditions being offered
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.34 per ride trip fees paid by Uber to the City of Toronto in 2023. Source: City of Toronto The cost of creating of new business category Uber paid $16 million to do business in Toronto in 2023. This money is paid through a 33-cent-per ride trip fee. This fact makes me think back to that raucous period of
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Despite Uber's announcement of a deal with the union selected by Uber in 2022, Toronto drivers protested on February 14th. Image: RDAO UFCW called a “yellow union” selected by Uber, not drivers “It’s all bullshit,” says Uber driver Earla Phillips of Uber’s January 26 announcement of an “agreement” with the organization United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) in Canada. Phillips, an organizer
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Downtown St. John's Photo: Facebook Minister congratulates accused in government press release Joedy Wall was outraged to hear media reports that Service NL had licensed a ride sharing service owned by an accused sexual offender. Newfoundland’s Liberal government beat a hasty retreat on its January
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The White House Photo: Facebook Uber says it doesn’t “materially change the law” On January 9th, the Biden administration enacted a new labor rule which aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as “independent contractors.” “Misclassifying employees as independent contractors is a serious issue that
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Fraudsters counterfeiting vehicle safety certificates are confident enough to advertise on Facebook. Image: Facebook A fraudster offering fake safety certificates to Uber and Lyft drivers on Facebook is fulfilling the predictions of Taxi industry members who suggested this when happen when Toronto shut down its own inspection garage. An individual called “Khalsa” has posted
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Uber decals are often available on eBay and Facebook Marketplace. Photo: Facebook First emissions, now sexual assault: reality strikes again With dismay, I read holiday media reports that at least two women appear to have been sexually assaulted by a man posing as their Uber driver. Whether he actually IS a rideshare
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Artist's depiction of the person who might have stolen Lincoln's Taxicab on December 18th. Image: Google Images “Happy Fricken’ Holidays!” Christmas Spirit must have been in short supply on December 18th, when a Beck Taxi driver got out of his cab to assist a senior woman and had his vehicle stolen. The 36-year veteran driver is known
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