Gig Workers & Drivers Canada

News about Uber, Lyft, HOVR & all ride-hailing apps, rideshare, delivery, courier drivers & customers in the GTA and the rest of Canada.

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

FIFA World Cup Predictions by A.l.
ChatGPT & Gemini give AI predictions on who's going to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Comment who you think will be the final two teams & champion. Do you call it #football or #soccer? Which country are you from? #fifaworldcup

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

@Rainmaker1973 Somebody’s gonna lose an eye on that.

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

@CP24 They were going to write 867-5309 but they forgot how to write it. Have to ask Jenny.

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

Class action lawsuit against Uber for subscription billing practices. Uber charged for the first “free”month, made it difficult for customers to cancel the program, they started charging people before their billing cycle ended. Action claims. AI Translated from Urdu to English.

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

@CP24 “The Toronto Police Association (TPA) said it will fully support its members throughout the SIU investigation.”
That’s not how it’s supposed to work. People are supposed to support things that are right, proper, good. You don’t support wrong-doers just because you’re comrades.

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

WTF is wrong with Toronto and the rest of Canada‽

[Andy Lee @RealAndyLeeShow]

Just when you thought Canada couldn’t get any more ridiculous

Toronto says hold my animal spirit pictograph

To “decolonize wayfinding”

Because of course replacing the Queen Street exit sign with a turtle

Is a priority

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

@alexxstation I accidentally drove my car by a stop, I got a ticket. Police did not pit maneuver me, drag me out of my car, beat me up. The punishment must fit the crime. HTA says not stopping is an offense, not a criminal act, it will result in a ticket. NOT get tackled off a bike & beaten.

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

@TPAca @TheBikingLawyer I accidentally drove my car by a stop, I got a ticket. Police did not pit maneuver me, drag me out of my car, beat me up. The punishment must fit the crime. HTA says not stopping is an offense, not a criminal act, it will result in a ticket. NOT get tackled off a bike & beaten.

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

@MadelnCanada Cross out Target. It was never Canadian (a year of failure does not count). Replace it with Zellers. 🇨🇦

[Earla Phillips @earlwithana]

Unions are supposed to fight for workers’ rights, fair treatment, and fair pay.

@UFCWCanada continues repeating Uber’s talking points around “flexibility” while maintaining a business arrangement with Uber, all while standing in front of the media saying they represent drivers. A growing number of drivers are questioning how a union can claim to advocate for workers while defending the same narratives Uber uses to justify low pay and avoid proper worker protections.

There is no law preventing rideshare drivers from having both flexibility and fair compensation.

“Flexibility” has become a shield used to normalize poverty-level pay and the ongoing denial of proper worker rights.

At some point, UFCW needs to decide: are they representing drivers, or are they defending Uber’s flawed business model?

More drivers are paying attention. Advocates know the difference. @pablolgodoy @OFLabour @torontolabour @FredHahnCUPE @VanmalaS @GhadaaSharif @ctv_jon

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

@PCPappy When you say “this driver was stopped” and the only vehicle you’re showing is a police car, it makes it appear like the driver of the police car was the impaired one.

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

Don’t worry. It’s latex paint. It will wash out with soap and water the customer said. He gave me a $20 tip for my troubles. Life of an Uber, Lyft, HOVR driver. 😝 Cleaning fee won’t cover a mess like this. What would you do?

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

@THR Congratulations. I’ve been signed up with CAA for decades. Covers me anytime I need my car towed or I need a battery boost. CAA. Canadian Automobile Association.

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

@ryangerritsen Should’ve gotten Twitch streamer @mayahiga to speak. She just gave her 1st ever TED Talk on how she turned streaming success into real world change. This week she’s at the United Nations. She’s a beautiful Gen Z, a wildlife conservationist, mastered TED & the UN. She’s the GOAT!

[Earla Phillips @earlwithana]

Was reading a post about an uber driver who said they cannot confirm that they returned an item to a passenger through lost and found.

So apparently now only the rider can confirm that they received the item and if they never do that, then a driver will never receive the $20.

As you can imagine, the conversation ended up with lots of drivers saying, "what item?"

If drivers aren't going to receive the $20 for going out of their way, going off app, losing out on work, because somebody didn't pay attention to their belongings, then they're not going to do it. Riders are gonna have their possessions dumped in the trash, thrown out the window or taken to a police station.

Uber just keeps making this harder and harder for drivers, but it reflects back on them with poor opinions of their service.

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

But that is not an excuse for the driver to be a miserable person. A normal person would have at least walked it to the porch instead of acting like a child and dropping it in the grass like a piece of trash. Am I overreacting?

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

Prime package left in dirt, driver too lazy to walk? I pay $139 a year for Prime & this lazy driver left my $450 package in the dirt right under my sign cuz he was too scared to walk a few yards. My wife is absolutely hysterical cuz she had to put on her shoes … (see comments)

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

My wife is absolutely hysterical cuz she had to put on her shoes & walk all the way to the end of the driveway just to get her delivery in the heat. I put those signs up cuz I don’t want unskilled labor cracking my $15,000 concrete or a vehicle leaking oil on it … (next comment)

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

@elonmusk That’s not Yilong Ma. It’s the real Elon Musk. 👍

[Gig Workers & Drivers Canada @GigWorkersCa]

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