Uber’s ‘fake’ anti-racist movement to not discharge drivers
Uber continues with its tricks. Try by any means not to register drivers.
Drivers, taxi drivers, and public transportation supporters gathered in Oakland, California. on Wednesday to denounce Uber for anti-racist billboards it placed in 13 major cities in the country, calling the company ‘hypocritical’ as it fights against California’s electoral measure that would require it to classify drivers as employees.
To protest against billboards that read “If You Tolerate Racism, Eliminate Uber”, drivers and activists carried their own poster that read: “If You Support Racial Justice, Vote No On Proposition 22”.
Organizers of the protest said the company’s advertising campaign is “false” because the company refuses to offer benefits to drivers, who are disproportionately immigrants and minorities.
They cited at least one studyconducted by the UC Santa Cruz Institute for Social Transformation and some advocacy group partners, which showed that 78% of drivers in San Francisco are “people of color.”
Other poll, conducted by UnidosUS, found that 40% of Latinos nationwide had done some type of work.
“These billboards are hypocritical and offensive, but the truth is that Uber and Lyft have been exploiting drivers and violating our rights for years.”
Mekela Edwards, an Uber driver and member of Oakland’s We Drive Progress, said in a statement.
“Proposition 22 was written to further line the pockets of wealthy CEOs and employees like me, work twice as long to get in the middle.”
A housing activist running for Oakland City Council, Carroll Fife, said at the protest: “They are exploiting our work for their wealth.”
Pointing to the billboard, he said, “This is crazy.”
All power to the people. #NoOnProp22 pic.twitter.com/1SSGLJz7QH
— Gig Workers Rising (@GigWorkersRise) September 9, 2020
Proposition 22, which will be at the polling station in November, seeks to exempt transportation companies like Uber and Lyft from having to comply with California AB5 law, which would require companies to classify their drivers and delivery workers (Riders ) as employees rather than freelancers.
This week, the Los Angeles Times reported that the $ 181.4 million spent by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart so far make the initiative the most expensive in California history.
This initiative to invest in the elections to stop the AB5 Law was joined in principle by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash with a contribution of 90 million, to which Instacart has now joined and they have raised the bet to 181 million, to try to convince the electorate to apply Proposition 22.
Uber launched its billboard campaign on August 28, the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington and the famous “I Have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
At the same time, the company pledged $ 10 million to support black-owned businesses over the next two years, extending zero delivery fees for black-owned restaurants through 2020 and other commitments against racism and fairness.
All completely false, considering the direction that these companies have always taken in relation to the fight against racism.
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Uber’s ‘fake’ anti-racist movement to not discharge drivers
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