Tag: Uber
As Uber’s Profit Margins Grow, Workers Make Less and Less
Uber wants you to think “innovation” and “diversification” are the reason they finally turned a profit in 2023. The real reason? The company raised prices…
May 13, 2024
How Uber Robs Its Drivers
Video produced and hosted by Isabela Escalona Uber and Lyft don’t tell drivers the total cost of a ride. The lack of transparency is intentional…
November 15, 2023
Uber and Lyft Drivers Challenge the Goliath in Minnesota
For the second time in four months, Uber and Lyft drivers in Minnesota were on the verge of winning key protections — until they ran…
August 29, 2023
Revealed: The Corporations Mobilizing to Defeat Biden’s Labor Secretary Nominee
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge Business associations and conservative political groups are mobilizing to sink President Biden’s nominee to be the next head…
April 12, 2023
The Former Uber Driver Taking on the ‘Joe Manchin of New York’
David Alexis, a labor organizer and former Uber driver, is running for New York State Senate in East Flatbush in hopes of unseating longtime incumbent…
July 22, 2022
These Drivers Could Defeat Uber & Lyft With Their Own App
Uber and Lyft present themselves as giving drivers the opportunity to “be their own boss” as independent contractors. Despite their flashy PR blitz promising easy…
June 10, 2021
Gig Workers Take On Big Tech in Massachusetts
In November, California passed Proposition 22, a ballot referendum which exempts gig companies from California labor law and keeps their workers classified as independent contractors…
June 4, 2021
