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Deliveroo and Uber Eats riders strike on Valentine’s Day
BBC – Takeaway delivery drivers are striking on Valentine’s Day to demand better pay and improved working conditions. The action, impacting four food apps including
Why Rideshare App Drivers Are Striking on Valentine’s Day
TIME Magazine | Thousands of rideshare app drivers are going on strike on Valentine’s Day across 10 U.S. cities to protest low wages and poor
If You’re Ordering From A Delivery App During Extreme Weather, You’re Likely Not Tipping Enough
HuffPost | If you’re ordering chicken nuggets or Pad Thai when the air quality is officially “hazardous” to breathe, you probably should be tipping more.
Uber, Lyft drivers strike across US, demanding fairer pay
Reuters | Drivers for Uber Technologies, Lyft and delivery workers for DoorDash were staging a strike on Wednesday, seeking fair pay and better treatment. Workers
Opinion: Struggling NYC Delivery Workers Finally Got a Raise—And App Companies Are Punishing Us For It
City Limits | At the end of 2023, New York food delivery workers won a huge victory with an increase in our minimum wage. In
Walmart gig drivers say they’re forced to compete against bots
Chicago Tribune | Chicago-area gig workers who make deliveries for Walmart say the company’s delivery app is being targeted by scammers who use bots to
Uber drivers say they’re ‘totally dependent’ on their income — but risk being deactivated at any time
Market Watch | Gig workers are regularly kicked off on-demand apps, hindering their ability to earn money, in what seems like an unending cycle caused
PROTECTING WORKERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY: A CALL AGAINST AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TESTING IN NEW YORK CITY FROM THE JUSTICE FOR APP WORKERS COALITION
We, as drivers, delivery workers, and advocates for our rights and public safety, strongly oppose the testing of autonomous vehicles in New York City. This
Uber, Lyft drivers need protection from ‘deactivation’ over bogus rider complaints
Uber and Lyft claim deactivations are the company’s response to concerns raised by customers, but too often, good responsible drivers who are innocent are unfairly
PROTECTING WORKERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY: A CALL AGAINST AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TESTING IN NEW YORK CITY FROM THE JUSTICE FOR APP WORKERS COALITION
We, as drivers, delivery workers, and advocates for our rights and public safety, strongly oppose the testing of autonomous vehicles in New York City. This
JUSTICE FOR APP WORKERS: ILLINOIS RIDESHARE AND DELIVERY WORKERS UNITE TO JOIN HISTORIC NATIONAL LABOR FIGHT AGAINST APP COMPANIES
JUSTICE FOR APP WORKERS: ILLINOIS RIDESHARE AND DELIVERY WORKERS UNITE TO JOIN HISTORIC NATIONAL LABOR FIGHT AGAINST APP COMPANIES Worker justice movement that started in
AMERICA’S LARGEST APP WORKER COALITION CALLS FOR DASH CAMS, SIGNIFICANT SAFETY REFORMS TO SAVE THE LIVES OF DRIVERS, AS UBER CONFIRMS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS REPORTED BEING ATTACKED AT WORK
After shocking revelation of 24,000 physical assaults and threatened assaults of Uber drivers from 2017-2020, 100,000-member app worker coalition calls for immediate action from Uber and Lyft to ensure driver safety
APP DRIVERS RIDE TO UBER’S NEW YORK OFFICES TO PROTEST RISING GAS COSTS AND DEMAND FAIR PAY
With high gas prices crippling their livelihoods, hundreds of app workers take to the streets in caravan to confront Uber execs Justice for App Workers
JUSTICE FOR APP WORKERS STATEMENT ON RAISE IN MINIMUM PAY RATES FOR FOR-HIRE VEHICLE DRIVERS
In response to Friday’s announcement that the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will raise minimum pay rates for for-hire vehicle drivers by 5.3 percent, the Justice for App Workers coalition released the following statement:
JUSTICE FOR APP WORKERS: NEW YORK RIDESHARE AND DELIVERY WORKERS UNITE TO LAUNCH HISTORIC NATIONAL LABOR FIGHT AGAINST APP COMPANIES
Nine grassroots organizations representing 100,000 app workers form new Justice For App Workers coalition demanding safe working conditions, just compensation, and the right to unionization