Threatened at knife point, wages clawed back: Uber drivers decry working conditions after high-profile assault

Business | 1123 hits | Apr 28 2:58 pm | Posted by: Strutz

A brutal assault on an Uber driver in Abbotsford has caused more drivers to come forward with their stories of abuse on the job.

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by Strutz
Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:10 pm
What a steaming pile of bullshit these "services" are.

The 29-year-old, who immigrated to Canada five years ago, was struggling to find parking in downtown Vancouver and sent the customer a text message asking if he could come down to the street to pick up his order. When the customer arrived, he brandished a knife in Smith's face, saying he would use it next time he didn't deliver his food directly to his unit.

Next time you useless fuck get off your fat ass and go get your own food.

On April 18, Abbotsford Uber driver Aman Sood's dashcam captured footage of a brutal attack by a passenger, who punched him in the back of the neck and threw him to the ground outside the vehicle. Sood's injuries from the attack have left him unable to drive, which was his full-time job.

There was a mention on the news that the asshole didn't likethe route being taken so, of course, he physically attacked the driver.

Under the Employment Standards Act in B.C., Uber drivers are considered contractors, meaning they have no guarantee of minimum wage, protection from termination without cause, or health and safety protections. Sood, for example, has no access to disability pay, despite becoming injured while working for Uber.

He also said drivers feel pressure to not talk back to aggressive customers because negative reviews can cause Uber to unilaterally cancel driver accounts, cutting off their income.

"You have to be such a nice guy. You can't say anything negative to a customer , or Uber will say, 'Oh, you didn't follow our guidelines."

Unreal. Keep all this in mind if you use these types of services.
by DrCaleb
Sat Apr 29, 2023 2:50 am
Where do I sign up for exciting jobs like this?
by Strutz
Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:32 am
No kidding.

It seems the majority of folks working for these delivery companies are doing so as a means of making extra $ to make ends meet. There has been such an increase in the demand for delivery services in the last few years. However, they are providing a service, not unlike someone working a retail, restaurant or any other type of service job and should be entitled to the basic protections others have.

The Uber/Skip/etc companies may have to consider changing the way the employ the people doing the actual work.

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