The ride hailing company will negotiate a labour agreement with more than 500 drivers in Victoria, B.C., after the workers were certified to unionize with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) 1518. UFCW said a collective agreement would be a first for rideshare drivers in Canada. (The Logic)
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The ride hailing company will negotiate a labour agreement with more than 500 drivers in Victoria, B.C., after the workers were certified to unionize with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) 1518. UFCW said a collective agreement would be a first for rideshare drivers in Canada. (The Logic)
Talking point: B.C. changed its labour laws last year to categorize gig workers as employees, making it easier for them to unionize. Uber drivers in Victoria had been organizing for months in a bid to “influence their working conditions and have a say in future changes to the app,” according to a UFCW statement. Their concerns include transparency around tips and earnings and health and safety protections. “We will be sitting down with UFCW 1518 to discuss the issues raised by drivers,” said Laura Miller, director of public policy for Uber Canada. It’s not the first time Uber drivers have tried to unionize in Canada. The company fended off a years-long organizing attempt in Toronto that ended in a 2022 settlement with a local UFCW chapter.
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