Michael Laxer
E-hailing drivers go on strike in Cape Town
Vulnerable to arbitrary decisions by the e-hailing apps and criminals posing as passengers, the drivers called for government protection....
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Michael Laxer
Sep 41 min read
Hundreds of Rideshare Drivers Form Tennessee Drivers Union and Launch Labor Day Weekend Strike
Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Scalable Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Global News Service On August 20, hundreds of...
Michael Laxer
Apr 13 min read
“Gaslighting and Greed”: How Uber Overcharges Riders and Underpays Drivers
If you’ve taken an Uber recently, you’ve probably noticed it costs a lot more than before. Here’s why. By Mariah Montgomery If you’ve...
Michael Laxer
Jan 27, 20222 min read
UFCW appears to agree to "company union" deal with Uber Canada
In a fairly shocking turn of events, the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW Canada) has made a top-down deal with Uber in...
Michael Laxer
Dec 26, 20215 min read
Boric takes the Presidency in Chile: Red Review #37 -- International Left and Labour News
The thirty-seventh edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the USA, Canada, Uruguay, China...
Michael Laxer
Dec 21, 20213 min read
Canada’s federations of labour unite to condemn Ontario's OWRAC gig worker recommendations
In a display of unity that shows the threat posed to workers by the gig economy and gig economy giants like Uber that seek to redefine...
Michael Laxer
Dec 15, 20213 min read
European Union moves to regulate gig and app workers
In a major victory for European workers that will hopefully have global implications, a European Union directive announced December 9...
Michael Laxer
Oct 16, 20219 min read
Striketober: Red Review #27 -- International Left and Labour News
The twenty-seventh edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the United States, the UK,...
Michael Laxer
Aug 29, 202112 min read
Red Review #20: International Left and Labour News
The twentieth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Peru, the USA, Bolivia, the UK, Canada...
Michael Laxer
Jul 24, 20218 min read
Castillo victorious: Red Review #15 -- International Left and Labour News
The fifteenth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Peru, Cuba, Ukraine, Canada, the UK...
Michael Laxer
Mar 16, 20214 min read
Unions sound alarm on Uber push to "reinvent app-based work"
“This U.S.-style campaign to take away workers’ rights must be rejected. Gig workers deserve the same rights and protections as all other...
Michael Laxer
Feb 15, 20212 min read
Ontario unions launch legal challenges to Ford government and Uber attacks
Unions in Ontario are fighting back against attacks on two fronts this week with legal challenges against the Ford government and the...
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