Doug Ford’s Government Met With Lobbyists Pitching ‘Uber’-Style App for Health Care Workers Published January 24, 2023 News Staffy claims its app can help hospitals find nurses ‘in minutes’
Erin O’Toole’s Plan For Gig Workers Was ‘Carbon Copied’ From Uber’s Corporate Lobbyists Published September 1, 2021 Analysis Gig workers warn the Conservative leader’s plan would erode employment standards and create a permanent underclass of precarious workers
Uber is Lobbying Canadian Provinces to Rewrite Labour Laws and Create a New ‘Underclass of Workers’ Published March 16, 2021 Analysis American labour leaders warn Uber is using the same anti-worker strategy in Canada as they recently used in California
Business Lobby Assisting Uber Appeal To Force Workers To File Complaints In Amsterdam, Critics Say Published November 2, 2019 If Uber wins the court case, critics say, it could set a dangerous precedent
Toronto’s Uber Drivers Are Unionizing And Threatening to Disrupt the Low-Wage ‘Gig Economy’ Published June 28, 2019 Analysis Uber classifies drivers as independent contractors but UFCW says the drivers are employees deserving of basic rights
Here are 3 big ways the 21st century economy is failing Canadian workers Published May 1, 2017 Canadian workers are producing more than ever, but what they're getting in return is declining job quality with lower-wages and insecure contract work.