Why Uber’s business model keeps bleeding money—and how it might yet right itself as a useful but less grandiose venture
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Posted inCivil Rights in America
Underserved Communities Rely on Uber, but Challenges Remain
Passengers who often face discrimination when trying to hail a taxi can turn to ride-sharing apps. Was that just an accident, or will those companies work to better serve low-income and minority areas?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Unions Flex Political Muscle at the DNC — But Uber and Airbnb Lurk
The labor movement’s agenda was on full display in Philadelphia, as was the Democratic Party’s emerging rift between unions and Silicon Valley.
Posted inWorking in America
Seattle Progressives Fight Inequality: Teamsters Take On Uber
The metropolitan region’s progressive groups have come together in a union-led, community-based movement for a sustainable city.
Posted inWorking in America
Uber: Greed By Any Other Name?
Saudi Arabia becomes Uber’s biggest investor, the rideshare company introduces a controversial leasing program, and OUR Walmart struggles after losing union funding.
Posted inWorking in America
Uber’s Antitrust Problem
Uber recently settled one lawsuit, but its drivers remain contractors and several court challenges loom—including one that puts the ride-sharing service in the crosshairs of antitrust law.
Posted inWorking in America
Uber, Airbnb, and Other Labor Dilemmas
What the Uber settlement and the SEIU-Unite HERE fracas means for labor as it navigates Silicon Valley disruption.
Posted inWorking in America
A Safety Net for On-Demand Workers?
A new paper suggests how to better regulate the gig economy, but the plan may only reinforce its worst abuses.
Posted inWorking in America
An Uber Union?
Last Friday, the Seattle City Council finance committee voted unanimously to advance a bill that would allow drivers for companies like Lyft and Uber to form a union. The final vote has yet to be scheduled, but if the proposed legislation were to become law, it would be the first of its kind in the […]
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Are Uber and Lyft Driving Recalled Cars?
While aggressively marketing their services as safe, the ride-sharing giants do not require drivers to repair recalled cars.