In a series of historic and wide-ranging digital rights rulings, the Court of Appeals in Amsterdam has found in favour of workers and against Uber and Ola Cabs. Worker Info Exchange brought the cases in support of members of the App Drivers & Couriers Union in Great Britain and a driver based in Portugal. The
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Proposed new rules for licensed private hire drivers are racist, disproportionate, and misguided
The App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) condemns proposed new rules from West Northamptonshire Council as racist, disproportionate, misguided and counterproductive. The council has opened a consultation on the proposed new rules which remains open until March 26, 2023. ADCU Northampton members will be staging a demonstration against the West Northamptonshire Council on February 23rd with drivers assembling
Demands to ban Uber’s introduction of predatory pay and pricing algorithms
This week Uber introduced dynamic pricing to London which sees algorithms utilize driver and personal data, including personal profiling to automatically set variable pay for drivers and fares for passengers. The move is part of a global strategy for the minicab platform operator to boost profitability for shareholders as growth slows. Uber is progressively moving
London: Hundreds of Uber drivers rally to protest the company’s failure to protect workers from the cost of living crisis
On Wednesday, about 400 Uber drivers attended a protest and rally outside of the company’s London offices in Aldgate. The protest was part of a 24-hour national strike for Uber drivers organised by The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) that took place all day yesterday. Uber drivers are facing an unprecedented cost of living
High Court rules Uber business model unlawful
In a landmark victory for the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU), the High Court Administrative Court has today refused Uber’s application to declare its controversial gig-economy business model lawful. Uber, despite the Supreme Court worker rights ruling, sought a declaration from the High Court that it is lawful for Uber’s drivers to continue to
ADCU condemns Uber’s dishonest PR campaign on worker rights
The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) is concerned and distressed by comments from Uber managers to the media in conjunction with the GMB that it is now respecting the worker rights of drivers and calls on other private hire operators to do the same. ADCU would like to reiterate that Uber has failed to
App Drivers & Couriers Union launches legal action against Bolt for worker rights in wake of strike and protest action
In what has been the biggest gig economy worker protest action since the pandemic, yesterday hundreds of private hire drivers assembled at Bolt’s West London offices to demand their worker rights. The workers, organised by the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) are demanding that Bolt also respect the Supreme Court ruling against Uber which