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Uber Drivers Are Scrambling to Make Ends Meet After Latest Fare Cuts

Without good drivers, the quality of the service is going down' Uber slashed fares in Washington D.C. two weeks ago in another attempt to get their app onto every phone they can and edge out “Big Taxi.” If you only read the Washington Post, you’d think that D.C. is an...
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Against Sharing

“Sharing economy” companies like Uber shift risk from corporations to workers, weaken labor protections, and drive down wages. Daniel Horacio Agostini / Flickr Kazi drives a Toyota Prius for Uber in Los Angeles. He hates it. He barely makes minimum wage, and his back...
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Uber is having a no-good, very-bad day in Germany, France, and South Korea

It’s been a rough day for Uber’s overseas operations. On Wednesday morning, a German court ruled that Uber was violating certain commercial passenger laws with its UberPOP service, which allows drivers to shuttle riders around without requiring the drivers to be...
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Uber Drivers Threatened in Bogota as Colombia Taxi War Heats Up

A police officer frisks a taxi driver at a checkpoint in Bogota, Colombia. Bogota has the most dangerous transport system in the world for women travelers, according to a poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation in 15 major of the world’s largest capitals...
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I was an undercover Uber driver

May 31, 2015

Two good-looking young strangers are having an amazing conversation in the backseat of my car. I'm eavesdropping so...

I HAD AN AWESOME DAY! I EARNED $5.33 AN HOUR!

May 31, 2015

I’ve been holding off on posting this because we all know you can have a bad day here and there.  But I’ve had a string of four bad days in a row.  So bad, that the $5.33 (net – before car expenses) I earned per hour today looks really good!  Two days ago I took in a...

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Uber’s Fate Is In The Hands of 12 People

May 28, 2015

Rideshare company Uber Technologies may be headed for a world of hurt. A California judge has ruled that a class action complaint against the rideshare company will be heard by a jury, in order to decide if Uber drivers shall be classified as employees or independent...

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Uber, taxi industry locked in death match

May 26, 2015

Uber has stepped up its campaign pushing against what it calls the taxi industry's monopoly. Photo: Justin McManus Deputy Premier Jackie Trad said she is aiming for a "level playing field" as ride share company Uber continues to duke it out with the Queensland Taxi...

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