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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.
‘Sometimes, there is no way for drivers to prove their innocence’: Rules seek to address apps banning gig workers
Market Watch – Gig work can be precarious, with workers’ earnings depending on the condition of their cars, enough customers hailing rides or ordering food, and
‘Every worker should have due process’: Rideshare drivers plead for labor protections
WBBM NEWSRADIO — Rideshare and delivery drivers pleaded for the City of Chicago to protect them from having their ability to work abruptly terminated without recourse
Ride-hailing, food delivery drivers could appeal deactivations under proposed ordinance
Chicago Sun Times – Former driver Lenny Sanchez says he was kicked off the Uber app after being falsely accused of leaving the scene of
Ride-share drivers protest at O’Hare to demand better wages, bathroom access and end to ‘unfair’ deactivations
Chicago Tribune – As thousands of travelers across the country and in Chicago saw their holiday plans upended by transportation troubles, ride-share workers took a
Rideshare drivers protest unfair working conditions at O’Hare
CHICAGO – Many airline passengers have been stranded over the past several days – but those who were not may have had a tough time getting
Rideshare drivers stage another demonstration in Chicago
WBBM NEWSRADIO – Chicago rideshare drivers brought their latest protest to O’Hare Airport on Tuesday as Lyft representatives disagree they are being treated poorly by the company.
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