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As a counter example I bring you the Italian taxi system Cab drivers have to receive a public license from the city to work in that city (and can only have one
by asjw 7y ago
As a counter example I bring you the Italian taxi system
Cab drivers have to receive a public license from the city to work in that city (and can only have one)
They can't decide the price, which is fixed according to some rules and are all the same for every cab in the city
The shouldn't sell the licence even if most of them do (gray legal area)
But they are not considered employees of the city but as freelancers
How do they "negotiate" the price?
They try to follow the most rewarding route for them and, unless the customer knows which is the fastest route, they get away with it
I'm not a fan of the gig economy either, but Uber drivers look to me are willing to work at their rules, their hours and on the gigs they like, which is different from what we consider being regular employees in Italy
- usr1106 7y agoThat's similar to the taxi system in many (European and proabably traditionally US) places. The big differences compared to Uber there are: - The rates are rather high, so the e.g. the costs for the car are taken into account and still the driver earns a decent living - The city does not take a significant share of every fare paid As long as the system is somewhat balanced and no turbo capitalism exploiting drivers in a weak position nobody tries it up to the supreme court. (In the US the legal system is less balanced, so I don't think Uber drivers would make it to the supreme court, not even dreaming of getting a similar verdict.)