The Uber action and McStrike suggest young people are increasingly seeing the benefits of fighting for their rightsAs a semi-regular Uber user, I listened to calls by drivers on Tuesday not to cross a digital picket line during their 24-hour strike – the latest attempt to unionise the gig economy. Members of United Private Hire Drivers (UPHD), a branch of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain, are campaigning for a higher rate per mile, an end to what they claim are unfair deactivations, and a reduction in the commission that they have to pay. Drivers staged rallies outside Uber offices in London, Birmingham and Nottingham, and many logged off the app and stayed home. Related: Wetherspoons dishes out poverty wages. That’s why I’m striking | Katie Southworth Continue reading…
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