Now that Uber’s drivers are all employees and they are unionizing, what differentiates them from traditional cab companies? I might as well just use Yellow Cab. They have an app too.
For years Uber resisted calls to recognise unions, which had criticised the firm for not granting drivers basic rights such as sick pay or a minimum wage.
Uber had argued its drivers were freelancers and not entitled to these benefits. But in March it changed its stance after the Supreme Court ruled that its drivers should be classified as workers – a category entitling them to better pay and conditions.
Now it provides them with a National Living Wage guarantee, holiday pay and a pension.
And by recognising GMB, the ride-hailing giant has gone a step further, giving a union the right to negotiate on behalf of drivers for the first time.
Of course, this is in England, so you would need to hail a black cab. But in the US, that would be racist, per the liberal woke crowd.
Of course, this is in England, so you would need to hail a black cab. But in the US, that would be racist, per the liberal woke crowd.
Start the countdown to Uber replacing human drivers with autonomous cars.
Ah, yes, ThreeJanz. Autonomous Vehicles. Gives new meaning to BSOD.
When I was working down in Phoenix, this was already happening. It’s kind of cool but unnerving as well.