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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 11d

We'd never have taken on & beaten Uber if there had been ET fees. This Labour govt has also:
🧨abandoned worker status for gig workers
🧨 abandoned single enforcement agency
🧨watered down AI protections at work
🧨fast tracked AVs
🧨demonised migrant gig workers
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say

Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be ‘a gift for bad bosses’, says TUC chief Paul Nowak

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Aug 22

Uber drivers must demand Uber IMMEDIATELY drop Allianz for sickness insurance. UN report finds Allianz helped "sustain & pay for Israel’s actions in the Palestinian territories”. Uber, cancel Allianz NOW. Stop the Gaza genocide NOW! irishtimes.com/ireland/2025... uber.com/gb/en/drive/...

Priests demand Irish Catholic Church sever ties with Allianz over Israel links

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Aug 6

Yes, manufacturers. Interesting dynamic w investors nervous about capex on AVs which Uber is dabbling in but says are still too expensive. AV software runs ahead of any manufacturer's ability to make the vehicles cheaply enough at scale. Or all could could be a ruse to out maneuver Tesla?

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Aug 6

Clear admission from Uber in today's earning call of what was long suspected but never admitted: Uber is harvesting data from their driver workforce to train autonomous vehicle AI models to replace them.

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Aug 6

Uber's $20bn share buy back is a MASSIVE transfer of their wage theft from exploited workers to greedy investors. It equates to $2,400 for every rider & driver on the platform or just under the total value of fares collected from passengers in Q2 '25. www.ft.com/content/6643...

Uber launches $20bn share buyback

Ride-hailing app announces plans after posting upbeat outlook for gross bookings

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Jul 25

The government's anti-migrant, Reform-lite, right wing posturing undermines our asylum system & employment law. The govt is facilitating platform companies to breach employment law & exploit the most vulnerable of workers the govt has a duty to protect. www.ft.com/content/e9f1...

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Jun 19

New - Oxford University research in partnership with @Workerinfox exposes deepening exploitation of Uber drivers by algorithmic pay
www.workerinfoexchange.org/post/new-res...

New Research Exposes Deepening Exploitation of Uber Drivers by Algorithmic Pay

www.workerinfoexchange.org

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Jun 13

Support Migrant Gig Workers Under Attack in Northern Ireland www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-su...

Donate to Support Migrant Gig Workers Under Attack in Northern Ireland, organized by Worker Info Exchange

In recent days, shocking scenes of violence have erupted in B… Worker Info Exchange needs your support for Support Migrant Gig Workers Under Attack in Northern Ireland

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Jun 2

Instead of consulting their workforce about changes in work practices and product, Uber senior managers consult ChatGPT instead!
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www.businessinsider.com/how-uber-pro...

How Uber's product chief uses AI at work

Sachin Kansal shared two ways he uses AI for his everyday tasks and how he plans to add NotebookLM to his AI tool suite.

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · May 20

Solidarity with Grab and Gojek workers taking action in Indonesia today.
www.reuters.com/business/wor...

Ride-hailing drivers in Indonesia hold protests to demand better pay

Hundreds of taxi and delivery drivers joined protests in several cities across Indonesia on Tuesday over low wages and to oppose a planned merger between the country's largest tech company GoTo and U.S.-listed ride-hailing rival Grab .

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · May 19

Today Uber told @zsk.bsky.social of the BBC they were ready now to introduce driverless vehicles in London. Here is the dystopian future we face if Uber gets their way. www.workerinfoexchange.org/post/uber-s-...

Uber's autonomous dream - 4 million self driving vehicles on London streets

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Mac 2.0 @macurata.bsky.social · May 18

Police have arrested 4 suspects for creating and leasing fake Demaekan accounts. Demaekan is the key rival to Uber Eats in Japan. The suspects charged a monthly fee of 10,000 yen per rider over the past few years. Many were from Uzbekistan without valid work permit. www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/shutok...

出前館配達員アカウント事件手数料月に約１５０万円受領か｜NHK 首都圏のニュース

【NHK】フードデリバリーサービス「出前館」の配達員のアカウントを不正に作ったとして会社役員らが逮捕された事件で、役員は就労資格のない外国人にアカウ…

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · May 15

The predicament for Lammy's exploited driver, now accused of a crime, is familiar to UK gig workers. Apps like Uber condition customer entitlement based on worker abuse such that even the most senior politicians are no longer able (or willing) to discern the truth of the situ
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · May 15

Is £1.90 per mile a fair fare? No. For example, Woking Council estimates per mile costs of £3.82 based on a driver taking home £35k per year. Given fixed vehicle & fuel costs, to meet Lammy's fare demand, a driver would have to accept a take home salary of just £12k pa.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · May 15

Concerning that David Lammy was expecting to pay a one way fare of 360 miles for just £717. That is just £1.9 per mile for a 7 hour trip and the driver must return empty. Even brutally exploitative Bolt quotes c. €2,170 for this trip one way.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · May 7

Cometh 8pm, cometh the free meals on the corporate account for hungry lawyers working late at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London. The sub minimum wage workers that serve them are forbidden even to enter the building to wait in the lobby for their diners to descend. It is all a bit unseemly.

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Apr 28

Door Dash are bidding to take over Deliveroo. But back in California, Uber is suing them for unfair competition. If even Uber finds Door Dash to be unethical & engaging in unfair competition, what will they do to Europe's many fine independent restaurants? about.doordash.com/en-us/news/u...

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DoorDash asked the California Superior Court to dismiss Uber’s lawsuit in its entirety. Our motion demonstrates that Uber’s grab-bag of claims are without merit.

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Worker Info Exchange @workerinfox.bsky.social · Apr 25

Door Dash offers £2.7bn for Deliveroo. Compare that to the £7.6bn IPO valuation in 2021. Just Eat, FreeNow and Gett all sold recently at huge losses in value. Bolt next? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

US food delivery app DoorDash offers to buy UK rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn

The London-based company, the second largest food deliver app in the UK, said no ‘firm offer’ had been made yet

www.theguardian.com

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Apr 22

The 'innovators' at Wayve, Uber's autonomous vehicle investment, are not just content with automating the actual driving, they also want to replicate and automate the emotional labour of drivers as well!

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Apr 22

According to Pershing Square, a major investor in Uber, in the near future human drivers will only fill in gaps at periods of peak demand, most of the work will be done by autonomous vehicle fleets. Having destroyed decent work, Uber now wants to kill off employment altogether.

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Apr 21

Pope Francis was a voice of moral strength for workers, for migrants, for Gaza and even for us non believers. RIP youtu.be/bRbUTfSds0U?...

Pope Francis consoles a boy who asked if his non-believing father is in Heaven

YouTube video by ROME REPORTS in English

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Apr 21

The FTC has launched a legal complaint against Uber alleging misrepresentation and unfairly charging consumers without consent. This relates to the Uber One subscription service where consumers were bamboozled with 23 screens & 32 actions when trying to cancel.
www.ftc.gov/legal-librar...

Uber, FTC v.

The Federal Trade Commission sued Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber USA LLC (collectively, “Uber”) for alleged violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Apr 20

Bill Ackman owns a $2.1 billion stake in Uber. Here he is backing Trump and questioning the need for due process and respect for the basic human rights of migrants.

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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Apr 18

“The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” - Gandhi.
Thoughts with the oppressed, their families and loved ones now more vulnerable to cruel abuse. Trans rights are human rights.

James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · Apr 11

Bolt FAILED to pay their drivers in Sweden this week sparking concerns about the company's financial solvency. UK workers are now also v worried. Situ placed migrant workers at risk who must show evidence they are continually working as condition of visa. www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...

Bolt-förare får ingen lön – har stängt av appen

Bolt-förare i Sverige väntade på sin veckolön i tisdags, men utbetalningen har uteblivit. Enligt flera förare och åkerier har det dessutom varit omöjligt att få kontakt med Bolt för att få klarhet i s...

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