‘Driver poverty.’ Report shows Toronto ride-hail gig workers earn $6.37 an hour after expenses
Toronto ride-hail drivers earn an average of $6.37 per hour worked, well below Ontario’s minimum wage of $16.55, after costs related to using a personal vehicle for work are factored in, according to a new report from RideFairTO on Monday.
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Report exposes Uber’s poverty pay in Toronto Uber’s proposed Provincial policy is a poverty trap, not a gig work solution, say Ridefair, RDAO
Toronto, ON (February 12, 2024): Today, Ridefair Toronto and the Rideshare Drivers Association of Ontario (RDAO) released a report titled “Legislated Poverty” to address Uber’s deceptive and poorly understood claim that the median earning for Toronto drivers comes to $33.35 per engaged hour. The report estimates that this figure corresponds to actual hourly earnings of […]
Read moreSpacing: Reining in Uber
In October, City Council temporarily paused issuing ride-hailing licenses for Lyft and Uber at 52,000, or ten times the pre-Uber average of taxi licenses. This pause has been supported by existing drivers but opposed by Uber and Lyft. In the days following this decision, we witnessed a resurfacing of Uber’s founding narrative, and while this […]
Read moreRiccochet: Toronto’s cap on new Uber licences is good, actually
Uber and its supporters on city council and in the business community are lashing out after council voted to temporarily pause the issuing of new vehicle-for-hire licences. It’s a sharp departure for a city whose regulatory processes have long been captured by the multinational platform monopoly, and a positive and gutsy step for Toronto’s newly-elected […]
Read moreCity Council votes to pause licensing Uber and Lyft drivers until fleet optimization study concludes; pause translates into more money for drivers, fewer cars on the road and fewer emissions
Toronto, ON (Oct. 11, 2023): In the face of mounting evidence that the deregulation of the vehicle-for-hire industry under John Tory’s administration has had a detrimental impact on the livelihoods of drivers, congestion, the environment and public transit, Toronto City Council voted 16-7 to pause the licensing of new ride-hail drivers until staff reports back […]
Read moreBuilding a just transition for for-hire drivers
Building a just transition for for-hire drivers Once a pathway to economic security, taxi and ride-hailing jobs have become some of the most precarious in the City, due in no small part to the industry’s deregulation under Mayor Tory in 2016. At committee, Councillors introduced three measures aiming to ensure a more just transition for […]
Read moreRideFair Coalition calls on mayoral candidates to regulate Uber to support the City’s climate goals
Toronto, May 18, 2023 – Today, Toronto’s RideFair Coalition delivered an open letter to Toronto’s mayoral candidates to commit to ensuring City policies reflect its climate goals and reduce car dependency by regulating ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft and by promoting sustainable transportation alternatives. This open letter is signed by a cross-section of environmental […]
Read more‘What is the hold up?’: Uber grew impatient with delays in city training courses as its drivers quit, emails show
RideFairTO, a group that advocates for stricter regulation of Uber and other ride-hailing services and which shared the emails with the Star, says the company’s impatience over the delays shows how its business model relies on a steady stream of low-paid drivers who quickly cycle out of the industry. The group says that since Uber […]
Read moreThe Uber Files: A kill switch, intense lobbying and driver exploitation. Leaked documents reveal ‘cutthroat’ tactics that built ride-hailing empire
In December 2014, a general manager for Uber took to the country’s “podium of record,” the Canadian Club of Toronto, to sell attendees on an innovation changing the face of urban transportation.
Read moreUBER’S DEADLY ROLL-BACK OF TORONTO’S TAXI REGULATIONS AIDED BY TORONTO’S MAYOR AND KEY STAFFERS, BOMBSHELL LEAK SHOWS
RideFairTO is calling on Mayor Tory to put the people of Toronto first and help bring in rules that are fair to everyone – It’s never too late to do the right thing Toronto, ON, July 11, 2022 – Yesterday’s global roll-out of thousands of leaked Uber documents sheds a devastating light on the tech […]
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