Better regulations for Uber/Lyft will improve public safety, transit, job quality & lower emissions. Moved to @ridefairto.bsky.social now.
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Ride-hail & taxi drivers have seen earnings plummet; public transit has lost ridership.
How can cities do better? What policies support fair, sustainable transportation - for drivers as well as passengers?
Join @TCATonline, @MobilizingJust for a timely discussion. Link below.
Next Friday, TCAT & @MobilizingJust are bringing together researchers, drivers and advocates from BC, Ontario and the US to discuss emerging approaches to regulating ride-hailing platforms that protect drivers, passengers and communities. Join us! loom.ly/RBNkWgw
That investigation was so well done & exposed Uber’s exploitative business model.
Seeing “progressive” political staffers not resist Uber’s political pressure is disheartening.
Mitigating political risk for their leaders turns workers away from the NDP & progressive politics.
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In case anyone wonders:
“All Uber Canada
entities are directly and wholly owned subsidiaries of #Uber
Technologies, Inc., the parent entity of the Uber group, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock symbol UBER.”
thestar.com/news/gta/toronto…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Survey: Two-Thirds Of Ontarians Support Extending Hourly Minimum Pay To Ontario’s Gig Workers
Full release: eepurl.com/i-FzDU
ON Survey: ridefair.ca/wp-content/uploa…
#ONpoli #ONelxn #Uber
You'd think #Uber would support secure infrastructure to keep its workers safe; instead, it is part of TRBT's task force that asks for the removal of bike lanes & curbside cafes in #TOpoli.
Not a word from @J_Brockman & @Uber in support of bike lanes...
torontotoday.ca/local/opinio…
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How low can you go @lyft @davidrisher ? in the aftermath of a big winter storm, dangerous driving conditions, this is what you think is going to make me want to pick someone up? – at Oshawa, Ontario
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@nicoemoe the volunteer President of @_drivers_united and her family have faced a devastating loss, their home burnt down in the LA fires! They need our support to help them rebuild. Please consider donating and sharing their story. Every bit helps. gofund.me/bb321069
“They're asking these gig work companies to report as if we're employees, but we don't have any worker rights.” - @earlwithana #Uber cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/d…
This is big.
Toronto’s City Council has named the problem - ride-hailing gig employers can and do depend on predatory practices, and the impacts are felt throughout our communities - and has put this problem on the agenda of all three levels of government.
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The rideshare driver wage item is APPROVED 21-2. City Manager has been asked to do a communications campaign advocating for higher gig worker wages.
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Councillor Gord Perks asks City Manager Paul Johnson about the various subsidy programs the city offers for low-income people.
"There's a strong correlation that says we would have fewer of these subsidy programs if people just had the right wage," says Johnson.
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$1.74/hour. That’s what a @TorontoStar reporter earned delivering for Uber Eats.
Gig workers deserve:
⚖️ Fair pay for all hours worked
🏥 Safe working conditions
Ontario’s new laws don’t go far enough. Workers need justice NOW.
thestar.com/business/i-went-…
RideFair welcomes Council’s move to ensure new ride-hailing regs protect transit, tackle emissions and congestion and protect consumers and riders
Toronto, ON, Dec 11, 2024 – RideFairTO, a sustainable transportation not-for-profit, welcomes the Mayor’s efforts to ensure ...
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This morning, Cycle Toronto launched a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Section 7 challenge to the provincial government’s Bill 212.
The lawsuit also seeks an immediate injunction to prevent the removal of target bike lanes on Bloor, University, and Yonge.
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We told @CTVToronto that transit riders are extremely frustrated and "deserve answers about what is happening and how the #TTC plans to fix recurring signal issues" after a week of problems on Line 1.
toronto.ctvnews.ca/ttc-ceo-a…
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NEW: @CycleToronto is seeking an injunction to stop bike lane removals on Bloor, Yonge and University, arguing that tearing them out goes against the Charter right to life, liberty and security.
From @AidanChamandy and me.
#onpoli
torontotoday.ca/local/city-h…
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Vincent Puhakka tells Executive Committee why we support a congestion cap on rideshare licenses, with no EV exemption.
Unreliable transit has driven people into the waiting arms of rideshare companies. But all the Ubers cruising around downtown are not helping #TTC reliability!
ALT Vincent Puhakka speaks to Executive Committee
Toronto needs a Congestion Cap!
Rideshare companies should be regulated to:
🚗 tackle poverty wages of drivers (less than $6/hour when time and expenses taken into account)
🚗 ease traffic congestion
🚇 improve and fix gaps in #TTC service (1/3)
ALT Purple graphic with white and yellow text that reads: Private rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft account for 14.2% of vehicle travel in Toronto's downtown core in 2024.
ALT Purple graphic with white and yellow text that reads: Rideshare vehicles were cruising around empty 33% of the time in Sept2024 compared to 15% in May 2022
ALT Purple graphic with white and yellow text that reads: Rideshare drivers earn a median wage of less than $6/hour when their time and expenses are taken into account.
ALT Purple graphic with white and yellow text that reads: "27% of rideshare trips filled gaps in the TTC network, but 31% directly competed with existing TTC routes. The TTC should address gaps and improve existing service."