Is There a Future?

Paris Marx is joined by Jennifer Scott and Brice Sopher to discuss the campaign to unionize Foodora and the fight for gig workers’ rights in Canada.

Jennifer Scott is a gig worker and president of Gig Workers United. Brice Sopher is also a gig worker and vice president of Gig Workers United. Follow Jennifer on Twitter at @PalimpsestJenn, Brice at @this_is_walmer, and Gig Workers United at @GigWorkersUnite.

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Also mentioned in this episode:

• If you’re in Canada, sign the Gig Workers’ Bill of Rights.
• Paris wrote about why Uber’s Flexible Work+ would be a disaster in Canada.
• In February 2020, the Ontario Labour Board ruled that Foodora workers could unionize. The company soon after announced plans to leave Canada, but workers voted 88.8% in favor of unionization. In August, they negotiated a $3.46 million settlement with the company.
• Sara Mojtehedzadeh (episode 79) made a podcast series about the Foodora campaign called Hustled.
• Canada’s Conservative Party presented a gig work plan written by an Uber lobbyist.
• Ontario has a committee looking at the future of work that gig workers fear will pave the way for Flexible Work+.
• Find out more about Gig Workers United (CUPW) and Uber Drivers United (UFCW).

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