ADCU calls on the Mayor & TfL to make caps, data access and worker rights a condition for renewal of Uber's license

ADCU calls on the Mayor & TfL to make caps, data access and worker rights a condition for renewal of Uber's license

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The ADCU utterly condemns the racist and Islamophobic violence carried out by far-right criminals over the past few days. The police must take all necessary action to restore order and swiftly hold those responsible to full account.

Uber ordered to pay €584,000 in penalties for failure to comply with court order for algorithmic transparency in robo-firing case brought by Worker Info Exchange & ADCU

Uber ordered to pay €584,000 in penalties for failure to comply with court order for algorithmic transparency in robo-firing case brought by WIE & ADCU

ADCU slams racist presentation at West Northamptonshire Council committee hearing but welcomes decision to defer vote on flawed regulatory proposals

ADCU slams racist presentation at West Northamptonshire Council committee hearing but welcomes decision to defer vote on flawed regulatory proposals

ADCU condemns reactionary, racist, and regressive taxi and private hire policy due to be voted upon today by West Northamptonshire Council

ADCU condemns reactionary, racist, and regressive taxi and private hire policy due to be voted upon today by West Northamptonshire Council

ADCU High Court victory ends 47 years of regulatory misclassification in England that denied minicab drivers their worker rights and compromised passenger safety

ADCU High Court victory ends 47 years of regulatory misclassification in England that denied minicab drivers their worker rights and compromised passenger safety

In an attempt to bulldoze in racist new taxi and private hire regulations West Northamptonshire Council broke the law in failing to conduct an equalities impact assessment

ADCU calls on West Northamptonshire Council to immediately suspend consultation on highly controversial taxi and private hire licensing proposals due to failure by the council to conduct an equalities impact assessment, a breach of council rules.

ADCU stages rally to highlight Deliveroo worker rights and occupational safety failures in aftermath of the collapse of Deliveroo rider in East London

ADCU stages rally to highlight Deliveroo worker rights and occupational safety failures in aftermath of the collapse of Deliveroo rider in East London

ADCU condemns racist, disproportionate, and misguided proposed new rules for licensed private hire drivers from West Northamptonshire Council.

ADCU Northampton members will be staging a demonstration against the West Northamptonshire Council on February 23rd with drivers assembling at the Victoria Street carpark in Northampton from 10.30am.

ADCU stage action today against Transport for London over failure to regulate Uber & Bolt on worker rights and abusive algorithms

ADCU stage action today against Transport for London over failure to regulate Uber & Bolt on worker rights and abusive algorithms

ADCU demands Sadiq Khan ban Uber’s introduction of predatory pay and pricing algorithms to London.

ADCU demands Sadiq Khan ban Uber’s introduction of predatory pay and pricing algorithms to London.

ADCU at High Court today as regional minicab operators fight to prop up brutal gig economy business model

The ADCU is intervening in a crucial legal action at the High Court today as two major regional operators claiming to represent more than forty more, seek relief for the industry’s longstanding exploitative and tax avoiding business model.

ADCU dismisses Uber's pay increase announcement as a shell game scam

ADCU dismisses Uber's pay increase announcement as a shell game scam

Court rejects Uber's attempt to have facial recognition discrimination claim struck out

The claim is brought by ADCU member Pa Edrissa Manjang because he was dismissed by Uber after the company's facial recognition system failed to recognise him when he attempted to sign in to work

ADCU calls national Uber driver strike and public demo in London on July 20 in wake of UberFiles Scandal

In the wake of the shocking Uber Files revelations, the ADCU is staging a 24-hour strike on July 20. Uber’s common defence for both their UK worker rights failures and the global Uber Files scandal is to say that the company fundamentally changed in 2017 after Dara Khosrowshahi became CEO.

24 hr Uber strike on Wednesday 20 July - Public demo outside Uber HQ at 12pm.

Announcing 24 hr Uber strike on Wednesday 20th July 20 2022. Public demo outside Uber HQ in London at 12pm.

ADCU stages 24-hour Uber driver strike from midnight over pay & conditions

The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) – the union for private hire drivers and couriers – has called for a 24-hour national strike for Uber drivers from midnight tonight and lasting until 23:59 Wednesday June 22, 2022.

Uber driver 24 hour strike on Wednesday 22nd June

UBER STRIKE & DEMO WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE, 2022

24 hour strike against gig economy minicab app Bolt June 15th over pay related cost of living crisis

ADCU 24 Hour Bolt Strike and demo Wednesday June 15th, 2022

WIE and ADCU challenge Uber and Ola on data access and automated decision-making

Worker Info Exchange and ADCU challenge Uber and Ola on data access and automated decision-making

ADCU begins legal action against Uber over failure to make Sharia compliant pension arrangements

Legal representatives for the ADCU have written to Uber to demand that the pension provision arranged for drivers be made Sharia compliant. Uber failed to respond to previous correspondence on the matter which has left the union with little choice but to commence legal action.

ADCU demands Sadiq Khan force Uber to comply with Supreme Court worker rights ruling as condition of imminent license renewal decision

ADCU demands Sadiq Khan force Uber to comply with Supreme Court worker rights ruling as condition of imminent license renewal decision

Milton Keynes Council places drivers and passengers at greater risk

Mind boggling Milton Keynes Council licensing committee decision lets minicab bosses off the hook for safety but places drivers and passengers at greater risk

Misclassification in the gig economy ENDS here! Victory to ADCU

In a landmark ruling, the High Court Administrative Court has refused Uber’s application to declare its controversial gig-economy business model lawful.

ADCU back in court to defend against Uber’s bid to undermine the Supreme Court ruling on worker rights and avoid a £5 billion VAT bill

ADCU back in court to defend against Uber’s bid to undermine the Supreme Court ruling on worker rights and avoid a £5 billion VAT bill

ADCU initiates legal action against Uber’s workplace use of racially discriminatory facial recognition systems

ADCU has launched legal action against Uber over the unfair dismissal of a driver and a courier after the company’s facial recognition system failed to identify them.

ADCU demands Uber's Labour Party conference credentials be revoked

ADCU demands Keir Starmer revoke Uber's Labour Party conference credentials and ban Uber from Fabian Society fringe event ahead of next week's strikes

ADCU calls national strike against Uber over low pay, failure to implement Supreme Court ruling & unfair dismissals

The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) will stage a 24-hour strike of Uber drivers with demonstrations organized at Uber offices in 8 UK cities on September 28th.

ADCU wins worker claim against Northampton based Bounds Taxis

Key regional legal battle won in bid to extend worker rights UK-wide to all private hire drivers

#UBERPROTEST in Brighton

ADCU members to stage protest against Uber in Brighton over unfair dismissals & failure to implement Supreme Court ruling on worker rights.

ADCU Condemns Uber's Dishonest Campaign on Worker Rights

ADCU speaks out against Uber’s false and disingenuous PR campaign on worker rights

ADCU Scotland issue warning to Bolt as the firm plans entering Scottish markets: "We will not tolerate any nonsense"

Massive victory for ADCU at licensing appeal hearing at the Old Bailey (Crown Court). Another surveillance data failure by Transport for London and Uber.

Outside Old Bailey crown court after successfully wining against TfL

BREAKING: Huge victory TODAY against TfL for member who had licence revoked

Another Uber robo-firing case where Transport for London unreasonably revoked member license based on bad Uber surveillance data has license restored. Blistering criticism of Uber & TfL.

App Drivers & Couriers Union stage 24 hour strike & protest at Bolt, the UK's number 2 rideshare operator

UK Bolt app rideshare drivers went on strike over Bolt's failure to respect their worker rights in the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling in favour of Uber drivers. Bolt drivers believe the working conditions are identical to Uber and so they are entitled to the same worker rights protections including the right to the minimum wage and holiday pay.

ADCU Glasgow in 'Go Slow Convoy' to protest lack of support from Glasgow City Council and ScotGov

ADCU Glasgow Branch staged a 'Go Slow Convoy' to protest the lack of Covid-19 support for the private hire trade from Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Government.

Another win today at London City Magistrates Court, Uber Driver gets PH Licence Back from TfL

Uber Driver gets his Private Hire license back from Transport for London. Uber deactivated him last November and TfL revoked his licence after Uber reported him to them. Watch James Farrar update from outside the London City Magistrates Court.

ADCU (Scotland) responds to announcement on second round of support for Scottish drivers

ADCU (Scotland) welcomes the announcement of a second round of support grants for drivers and also welcomes the release of details on grants being made available to operators/ licence holders, however we are dismayed to find out that the level of support being offered, again, falls short of what is needed.

ADCU's Aslam and Farrar respond to reports of recognition agreement between Uber and GMB union.

"Overall, this is a step in the right direction, but there are significant obstacles in the way of ADCU reaching a similar agreement. For us, compliance with legal minimums should be the point of departure for any union agreement with Uber".

App Drivers & Couriers Union takes battle for worker rights to UK regional private hire operators

The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) is taking its fight for worker rights in the private hire sector to the UK regions today.

Dutch & UK courts order Uber to reinstate ‘robo-fired’ drivers and pay compensation

Dutch & UK courts order Uber to reinstate ‘robo-fired’ drivers and pay them compensation

Uber under pressure over facial recognition checks for drivers; Call for suspension of checks

Really good write up of our union's long standing efforts to challenge Uber's unfair dismissals including false accusations against some drivers accusing them of fraudulent activity.

Statement on Uber response to Supreme Court ruling and new pay offer

The Supreme Court ruled that drivers are to be recognized as workers with entitlements to the minimum wage and holiday pay to accrue on working time from log on to log off whereas Uber is committing only to these entitlements to accrue from time of trip acceptance to drop off. This means that Uber drivers will be still short-changed to the tune of 40-50%.

Labour, other opposition parties and trade unions must resist government attack on the right to protest

Labour, other opposition parties and trade unions must resist government attack on the right to protest

Gig economy workers score historic digital rights victory against Uber and Ola Cabs

In a massive victory for ADCU and Worker Info Exchange, group of UK drivers and a driver from Portugal supported by them have won an historic victory in their legal battle for greater transparency of algorithmic management practices used by Uber and Ola Cabs. The drivers were seeking to access their personal data from Ola and Uber as well as the right to transparency to algorithmic management.

Uber Drivers Who Defeated Ride-Hailing App Want Their Data Back

James Farrar, Yaseen Aslam sued Uber for workers’ rights, Drivers want full access to the data Uber stores on them

ADCU demands TfL and Mayor enforce Supreme Court ruling to protect all London private hire drivers

We are pleased to partner with Foxglove Legal to take all legal steps necessary to ensure Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) implement the Supreme Court ruling and force Uber to respect worker rights as condition of continued licensing.

WE WON - Co-lead claimants and ADCU score UK Supreme Court landmark victory over Uber

The United Kingdom Supreme Court today handed an emphatic victory to Uber drivers in their six-year battle for worker rights including the right to earn the minimum wage and holiday pay.

ADCU shocked by murder of private hire driver in London

We are extremely saddened and disturbed to learn of the murder of a private hire driver in London last night. We have long warned Transport for London and Met Police about the unacceptable level of assault & abuse of drivers & failure of licensed operators to act. We now need root & branch reform.

ADCU are challenging the degrading, unsafe and humiliating working conditions at Heathrow Airport AVA car parks for drivers

Heathrow Airport thinks it can get away when it thinks nobody is looking. Airport bosses response to concerns has been degrading and racist.

ADCU takes Solihull Council to task for excluding their own licensees, hard working private hire drivers from the Covid discretionary grant scheme.

At ADCU we're always fighting for our members nationwide.

Judgement by the UK Supreme Court in our long running case against Uber will be handed down next Friday

Judgment will be handed down on Friday 19 February at 9.45am by video link in the case of Uber BV and others (Appellants) v Aslam and others (Respondents) – UKSC 2019/0029

App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) called McDonald's apology a "welcome step"

McDonald's sorry for stopping couriers using toilets

Nottingham MP Nadia Whittome donates part of salary to Nottingham ADCU Branch

Nottingham MP Nadia Whittome "The ADCU does a brilliant job standing up for gig economy workers in our city, who often face low pay, job insecurity and lack of basic workers’ rights such as holiday pay." It’s been a pleasure to work with them over the past year, and I’m pleased to use my donation to support their campaigns."

RIP Rafique Meah - a trade union hero of Nottingham. He will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by all at ADCU.

"He was one of the founding members of our union, when we first formed about three-and-a-half years ago here in Nottingham." - Azeem Hanif chair of the Nottingham branch of the App Drivers' and Courier Union

Uber and Ola Cabs in legal bid to curtail worker digital rights and supress union organised data trusts

Uber and Ola Cabs will go to court in Amsterdam today in an effort to defeat a claim brought under the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) by 13 UK drivers with the support of the App Drivers & Couriers Union together with Worker Info Exchange.

App Drivers & Couriers Union files ground-breaking legal challenge against Uber’s dismissal of drivers by algorithm in the UK and Portugal

 In this landmark legal case, former Uber drivers asks courts in the Netherlands to over-rule the algorithm that fired them. The case is backed by the ADCU, the IAATW and Worker Info Exchange.

App Drivers & Couriers Union calls for break up of Uber London monopoly after London licensing decision

Union cautiously welcomes decision to relicense Uber. ADCU criticises Uber’s failure to meet its compliance obligations and Transport for London failure to properly police the company. ADCU calls on the Mayor of London to break up the Uber monopoly so as to ensure full compliance with transport and employment law in future

ADCU concerned about disproportionate level of police surveillance on Uber platform

App Drivers & Couriers Union raise concern about level of police surveillance on the Uber platform and inappropriate intervention in the licensing decision making process. Met Police make 2,000 data request from uber every year National Police Chief's Council made inappropriate intervention to support restoration of Uber's license. Civil liberties at stake as Uber, desperate to keep London license, compromises the data protection & privacy rights of drivers, couriers & customers.

APP DRIVERS &COURIERS UNION TAKES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST OLA IN DUTCH COURTS DEMANDING ACCESS TO DATA AND ALGORITHMIC TRANSPARENCY FOR DRIVERS

The App Drivers & Couriers Union files complaints against ride share giant Ola in Amsterdam over failure to provide their drivers access to personal data & explanation of algorithmic management as required by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Drivers are demanding the right for their data to be ported directly to their union’s data trust established for purposes of collective action/bargaining Ola subjects its drivers to intense surveillance at work but keeps methods of algorithmic management largely hidden

Aslam & Farrar warn right to unionise the gig economy is at stake in their Supreme Court showdown with Uber

As ADCU defend against Uber's final appeal at the Supreme Court the stakes could not be higher. If Uber win then we will rapidly see the erosion of worker rights and the Uber-ization of the economy. Also at stake is the right of Uber drivers to unionise at all so those who need unions the most would be denied.

UBER DRIVERS TAKE UNPRECEDENTED INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ACTION TO DEMAND THEIR DATA 

Uber drivers take unprecedented international legal action to demand access to their data and transparency over algorithmic management. App Drivers and Couriers Union will present evidence of Uber's use of hidden driver profiles with performance classifications. Uber drivers and Uber Eats couriers in the UK and EEA are invited to join group action. Crowdjustice campaign launched.

ADCU now listed as a trade union

Good news: ADCU now officially registered as a trade union

ADCU General Secretary James Farrar earlier today on BBC News discussing issues around drivers safety and Covid- 19.

ADCU General Secretary James Farrar earlier today on BBC News discussing issues around drivers safety and Covid- 19.