Despite Uber's announcement of a deal with the union selected by Uber in 2022, Toronto drivers protested on February 14th. Image: RDAO
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver rideshare drivers planning to protest parade On Wednesday, February 14, Gig Workers around the globe are rallying in solidarity and collective action. In Toronto, workers are expected to gather at Toronto City’s Hall’s south lawn at 9am
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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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreMinister 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
Read MoreUber 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
Read MoreFirst 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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