#Uber #GigEconomy #RideHailing: "[A] few years ago the company started rolling out a new pricing mechanism that disconnected driver pay from the rider’s fare, allowing it to pay drivers a lot less than the company was charging for a ride. Recently, More Perfect Union got some drivers in a room to see how this works — and how those drivers can be offered very different rates for the same rides, if Uber’s algorithms have enough data to believe they’ll accept a lower payment.
On top of that, Uber has continued to fight against the rights of workers in the United States and beyond. Earlier this summer, Ed Ongweso Jr. wrote about a deal in Minneapolis that, on its face, seemed positive for drivers, but was actually a compromise from the council to after Uber and Lyft threatened to pull their service in the city. More recently, a court in New Zealand ruled that the contractors who brought a case against Uber were in fact employees, setting up the potential for a wider reclassification. Instead, the extreme right-wing government currently leading the country announced it planned to change the law to make it easier for companies to ensure their workers can be — and will remain — contractors.
Once again, Uber is not only keeping its own workers down, but potentially hurting those in other industries too. How long will this company continue to get away with the harm it causes to workers on such a global scale?"
https://disconnect.blog/roundup-uber-is-cutting-workers-wages-globally/
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