Uber drivers have filed a class action lawsuit claiming they have been misclassified as independent contractors and are entitled to be reimbursed for their expenses that Uber should have to pay, like for gas and vehicle maintenance. The lawsuit also challenges Uber’s practice of telling passengers that the gratuity is included and not to tip the drivers, even though you are not getting a tip!!
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Boston ordered to revise regulations on taxis, ride-hailing services - The Boston Globe
A federal judge on Thursday gave Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s administration six months to revise the way it regulates taxis and ride-hailing firms like Uber and Lyft, part of an ongoing legal and political battle still shaping the way the two industries operate.
www.bostonglobe.comUTCC-Chicago (United Taxidrivers Community Council) shared United Taxi Workers of San Diego's photo.
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We were very excited to host our Sister Bhairavi Desai from the NY Taxi Workers Alliance this past week! We are so proud to be apart of a national and international network to protect good, full time jobs for taxi drivers!
UTCC-Chicago (United Taxidrivers Community Council) shared Who's Driving You?'s post.
After an Uber driver dropped two women off at a bar, he tried to hang out with them, saying that he wasn't taking any more fares that night. The following day the Uber driver showed up uninvited to one of the riders' apartments twice.
