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This is disingenuous at best. Before Uber, how many of those "independent contractors" were in the market? It's fair to criticize Uber's aggressive and shady
by jryle70 10y ago
This is disingenuous at best.
Before Uber, how many of those "independent contractors" were in the market?
It's fair to criticize Uber's aggressive and shady practices, it's also fair to acknowledge the enormous changes that it has brought about to the transportation landscape.
- giaour 10y ago> Before Uber, how many of those "independent contractors" were in the market? A fair number were. I lived in Harlem from 2008-2011, and we often had to hail off-duty black car service vehicles due to the dearth of medallion cabs outside of central Manhattan. These were commonly known as "gypsy cabs," and the drivers were picking people up to make money on the side. I believe it was technically illegal but very, very common.
- strictnein 10y agoActually most taxi drivers are independent contractors, which makes it even clearer that Uber added something to the equation, and always makes it kind of funny how upset people are about Uber drivers not being full time employees. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/10/29/labor-boards-shift-in-legal-interpretation-could-allow-thousands-of-taxi-drivers-to-unionize/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/10/29/labor...
- IanCal 10y agoI'm happy with uber having contractors, workers or employees (three distinct categories in the UK). What I'm not happy with is them picking and choosing the parts of those definitions which benefit themselves. I don't think it's particularly amusing to be upset at a multi-billion dollar company trying to skirt employment laws.