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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I didn't hear Heidi Alexander condemn Elon Musk after he appeared w Tommy Robinson to encourage violence on UK streets. Instead as SoS she fast tracked commercialising robo-taxis & allowed Tesla to run AV trials in her own constituency! www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/2534192...
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Watch as Tesla's self-driving car takes a spin on Magic Roundabout
Watch as Tesla’s fully self-driving Model 3 car navigates Swindon’s notorious Magic Roundabout.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
My colleague Cansu Safak collaborated with the TUC on this important new report. Dynamic Pay is one of the most sinister developments in the labour market in decades and needs to be banned urgently. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Dynamic pay on platforms such as Uber should be banned, says TUC
Exclusive: Union body finds workers describing themselves as ‘gambling’ because wages felt like the outcome of chance rather than work
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Sickening. I paid Uber £12.90 for a trip this afternoon but the driver only got £6.76. Uber took 48% commission while the driver took all the costs and did all the work. This is why we are suing Uber, again. Go to dynamicpay.org for more.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Uber’s introduction of AI agents to manage workers is a disturbing and dangerous development www.ier.org.uk/news/ubers-i...
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Verifying connection
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David J. Doorey (aka The Law of Work) @thelawofwork.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Beautiful homage to the platform delivery worker on cover of @newyorker.com this month.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Important day tomorrow in Stichting @workerinfox.bsky.social legal action to stop Dynamic Pay. Uber are drinking in the last chance saloon tonight. We meet with their lawyers tomorrow in last ditch effortnto resolve I'm hoping they'll see sense & meet our demands & much unpleasantness can be avoided
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Worker Info Exchange @workerinfox.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
BREAKING - WIE NL has begun legal action against Uber for collective redress over the unlawful use of algorithmic pay setting systems which badly damaged driver incomes. workerinfoexchange.nl/press-releas...
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Press Release: Drivers in UK and Europe set to sue Uber for unfair pay set by algorithm - Stichting WIE International
Stichting WIE International has launched the Dynamic Pay Claim against Uber, challenging the company’s use of dynamic pay and algorithmic wage-setting. The action seeks to stop Uber’s current pay mode...
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Benioff is a wrong 'un. How quickly he dumps the progressive image he built up. No values, only greed and opportunism. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
nytimes.com
Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
We'd never have taken on & beaten Uber if there had been ET fees. This Labour govt has also: 🧨abandoned worker status for gig workers 🧨 abandoned single enforcement agency 🧨watered down AI protections at work 🧨fast tracked AVs 🧨demonised migrant gig workers www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
theguardian.com
Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say
Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be ‘a gift for bad bosses’, says TUC chief Paul Nowak
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Uber drivers must demand Uber IMMEDIATELY drop Allianz for sickness insurance. UN report finds Allianz helped "sustain & pay for Israel’s actions in the Palestinian territories”. Uber, cancel Allianz NOW. Stop the Gaza genocide NOW! irishtimes.com/ireland/2025... uber.com/gb/en/drive/...
irishtimes.com
Priests demand Irish Catholic Church sever ties with Allianz over Israel links
Move follows similar demands among GAA members unhappy over relationship with multinational insurance company
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Clear admission from Uber in today's earning call of what was long suspected but never admitted: Uber is harvesting data from their driver workforce to train autonomous vehicle AI models to replace them.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Uber's $20bn share buy back is a MASSIVE transfer of their wage theft from exploited workers to greedy investors. It equates to $2,400 for every rider & driver on the platform or just under the total value of fares collected from passengers in Q2 '25. www.ft.com/content/6643...
ft.com
Uber launches $20bn share buyback
Ride-hailing app announces plans after posting upbeat outlook for gross bookings
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The government's anti-migrant, Reform-lite, right wing posturing undermines our asylum system & employment law. The govt is facilitating platform companies to breach employment law & exploit the most vulnerable of workers the govt has a duty to protect. www.ft.com/content/e9f1...
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
New - Oxford University research in partnership with @Workerinfox exposes deepening exploitation of Uber drivers by algorithmic pay www.workerinfoexchange.org/post/new-res...
workerinfoexchange.org
New Research Exposes Deepening Exploitation of Uber Drivers by Algorithmic Pay
New Research Exposes Deepening Exploitation of Uber Drivers by Algorithmic Pay
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Support Migrant Gig Workers Under Attack in Northern Ireland www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-su...
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Donate to Support Migrant Gig Workers Under Attack in Northern Ireland, organized by Worker Info Exchange
In recent days, shocking scenes of violence have erupted in B… Worker Info Exchange needs your support for Support Migrant Gig Workers Under Attack in Northern Ireland
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Instead of consulting their workforce about changes in work practices and product, Uber senior managers consult ChatGPT instead! 🤦‍♂️ www.businessinsider.com/how-uber-pro...
businessinsider.com
How Uber's product chief uses AI at work
Sachin Kansal shared two ways he uses AI for his everyday tasks and how he plans to add NotebookLM to his AI tool suite.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Solidarity with Grab and Gojek workers taking action in Indonesia today. www.reuters.com/business/wor...
reuters.com
Ride-hailing drivers in Indonesia hold protests to demand better pay
Hundreds of taxi and delivery drivers joined protests in several cities across Indonesia on Tuesday over low wages and to oppose a planned merger between the country's largest tech company GoTo and U.S.-listed ride-hailing rival Grab .
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Today Uber told @zsk.bsky.social of the BBC they were ready now to introduce driverless vehicles in London. Here is the dystopian future we face if Uber gets their way. www.workerinfoexchange.org/post/uber-s-...
workerinfoexchange.org
Uber's autonomous dream - 4 million self driving vehicles on London streets
Uber's autonomous dream - 4 million self driving vehicles on London streets
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Mac 2.0 @macurata.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Police have arrested 4 suspects for creating and leasing fake Demaekan accounts. Demaekan is the key rival to Uber Eats in Japan. The suspects charged a monthly fee of 10,000 yen per rider over the past few years. Many were from Uzbekistan without valid work permit. www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/shutok...
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出前館 配達員アカウント事件 手数料月に約150万円受領か|NHK 首都圏のニュース
【NHK】フードデリバリーサービス「出前館」の配達員のアカウントを不正に作ったとして会社役員らが逮捕された事件で、役員は就労資格のない外国人にアカウ…
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Concerning that David Lammy was expecting to pay a one way fare of 360 miles for just £717. That is just £1.9 per mile for a 7 hour trip and the driver must return empty. Even brutally exploitative Bolt quotes c. €2,170 for this trip one way. 1/ mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Cometh 8pm, cometh the free meals on the corporate account for hungry lawyers working late at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London. The sub minimum wage workers that serve them are forbidden even to enter the building to wait in the lobby for their diners to descend. It is all a bit unseemly.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Door Dash are bidding to take over Deliveroo. But back in California, Uber is suing them for unfair competition. If even Uber finds Door Dash to be unethical & engaging in unfair competition, what will they do to Europe's many fine independent restaurants? about.doordash.com/en-us/news/u...
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If you can’t innovate, litigate: Uber’s cynical lawsuit should be dismissed | DoorDashIcon LoadingIcon LoadingIcon LoadingIcon LoadingIcon LoadingIcon LoadingIcon LoadingIcon LoadingIcon LoadingIcon L...
DoorDash asked the California Superior Court to dismiss Uber’s lawsuit in its entirety. Our motion demonstrates that Uber’s grab-bag of claims are without merit.
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Worker Info Exchange @workerinfox.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Door Dash offers £2.7bn for Deliveroo. Compare that to the £7.6bn IPO valuation in 2021. Just Eat, FreeNow and Gett all sold recently at huge losses in value. Bolt next? www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
US food delivery app DoorDash offers to buy UK rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn
The London-based company, the second largest food deliver app in the UK, said no ‘firm offer’ had been made yet
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The 'innovators' at Wayve, Uber's autonomous vehicle investment, are not just content with automating the actual driving, they also want to replicate and automate the emotional labour of drivers as well!
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
According to Pershing Square, a major investor in Uber, in the near future human drivers will only fill in gaps at periods of peak demand, most of the work will be done by autonomous vehicle fleets. Having destroyed decent work, Uber now wants to kill off employment altogether.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Pope Francis was a voice of moral strength for workers, for migrants, for Gaza and even for us non believers. RIP youtu.be/bRbUTfSds0U?...
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Pope Francis consoles a boy who asked if his non-believing father is in Heaven
YouTube video by ROME REPORTS in English
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The FTC has launched a legal complaint against Uber alleging misrepresentation and unfairly charging consumers without consent. This relates to the Uber One subscription service where consumers were bamboozled with 23 screens & 32 actions when trying to cancel. www.ftc.gov/legal-librar...
ftc.gov
Uber, FTC v.
The Federal Trade Commission sued Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber USA LLC (collectively, “Uber”) for alleged violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Bill Ackman owns a $2.1 billion stake in Uber. Here he is backing Trump and questioning the need for due process and respect for the basic human rights of migrants.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
“The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” - Gandhi. Thoughts with the oppressed, their families and loved ones now more vulnerable to cruel abuse. Trans rights are human rights.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Bolt FAILED to pay their drivers in Sweden this week sparking concerns about the company's financial solvency. UK workers are now also v worried. Situ placed migrant workers at risk who must show evidence they are continually working as condition of visa. www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
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Bolt-förare får ingen lön – har stängt av appen
Bolt-förare i Sverige väntade på sin veckolön i tisdags, men utbetalningen har uteblivit. Enligt flera förare och åkerier har det dessutom varit omöjligt att få kontakt med Bolt för att få klarhet i s...
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
DEI is dying at Uber!
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
🧵 .Uber has gone (more) MAGA but how will Baroness Oona King of Bow, Uber's recently minted Head of DEI & former Labour MP for Bethnal & Bow, feel about the snub & having to keep a low profile lest she offend Uber's MAGA friends & the Heritage Foundation? 1/ www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...
sfexaminer.com
Uber drops ‘diversity’ from annual report
Move comes as Trump leads anti-DEI effort.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Isn't Britain maybe slightly over valuing the Royal Family as a magic shield?
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Great to see this recognition of @workerinfox.bsky.social in EU Commission report out today: “Both the Uber & Ola cases are prime examples of successful strategic litigation that has led to the mobilisation of GDPR data subject rights vis-à-vis digital labour platforms.” op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
op.europa.eu
Study exploring the context, challenges, opportunities, and trends in algorithmic management in the workplace - Publications Office of the EU
The present study was carried out to provide the Commission with a comprehensive, evidence-based analysis of the context, challenges, opportunities, and trends in algorithmic management (AM) in the wo...
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
When Deputy Mayor Howard Dawber assured Uber's GC Tony West of @transportforlondon.bsky.social suspension of enforcement of Safety, Equalities & Regulatory Understanding testing for Uber drivers which aims to "protect children & adults at risk from harm & abuse", Tony "welcomed this intervention" 1/
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Fabulous sunset in these parts.
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George Nott @georgenott.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Home Office praise for Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats on illegal working ‘beyond absurd’ @workerinfox.bsky.social claims. “The elephant in the room is why platforms would even want to allow substitutes when people with the right to work could just sign up directly," says @jamesfarrar.bsky.social
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
WIE response to UK government's so-called 'crackdown on illegal working in gig economy' www.workerinfoexchange.org/post/wie-res...
workerinfoexchange.org
WIE response to UK government's so-called 'crackdown on illegal working in gig economy'
WIE response to UK government's so-called 'crackdown on illegal working in gig economy'
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
The cognitive dissonance is just off the scale........ www.gov.uk/government/n...
gov.uk
Crackdown on illegal working and rogue employers in ‘gig economy’
In the latest move to restore order to the asylum and immigration system, the government will introduce tough new laws to clamp down on illegal working.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Government must act on new @mayoroflondon.bsky.social demand for powers to compel Uber to provide London journey data for public use www.workerinfoexchange.org/post/governm...
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Government must act on Mayor's new demand for powers to compel Uber to provide London journey data for public use
UK government must act on Mayor of London demands for powers to compel Uber to share journey data.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Totally unfair that Uber drivers using Teslas are being punished for Musk's despicable behaviour. Uber must immediately stop recording performance ratings for Tesla drivers employed by the platform and suspend all Tesla vehicle onboarding worldwide. www.foxbusiness.com/politics/elo...
foxbusiness.com
Elon Musk sounds off about Tesla drivers reportedly given low Uber ratings amid nationwide protests
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Uber spoke out on X Saturday after a viral post showed an Uber rider planning to give a driver in a Tesla a poor rating.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
. Bolt believed to be under investigation in Tunisia for tax evasion and money laundering guardian.ng/news/world/t...
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Wild HMRC thread includes telling Deliveroo workers that they should not allow substitutes on their account (a scam legal loop hole used by Deliveroo to avoid employment rights) but instead all workers should hold accounts in their own name. Have they told the apps, DoJ and BEIS this?
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Probably racist Tory councillor complains that delivery workers "probably verbally abuse you in their language because I can’t understand what they are saying....." www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/2502071...
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Wycombe delivery drivers ‘don’t speak language’ and ‘verbally abuse you’ – councillor
A Wycombe councillor has complained about delivery drivers ‘not speaking the language’ and riding on footpaths.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
First the children, then the elderly and now the disabled. Who next?
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Uber Eats promotions for St. Patrick's Day cashes in on harmful & racist stereotypes about alcohol, food & Irishness. Besides massive promotion of booze delivery, Uber helpfully suggests "ingredients for an Irish supper" which includes only mince meat, cabbage, potatoes & butter.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
RMT, TSSA & ASLEF should talk to the food delivery couriers who commute from Ilford to work in E London for sub min wage. I'm sure they'd rather not schlepp ebikes on the train either but they're victims of an evil system and a govt that has betrayed them. Causes not symptoms. Solidarity always.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Courageous "tech" "whistleblower" goes public with revelations 8 years after leaving the company. Such bravery and selflessness! There should be a new Nobel category for heroes like this who put it all on the line after passing Go and collecting 200. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Facebook ‘worked hand in glove’ with China, claims ex-director
Social media company considered letting Beijing control content for access to its lucrative market, BBC told.
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James Farrar @jamesfarrar.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Indonesia's President has directed that all gig economy employers MUST pay Eid holiday payments or face substantial fines. Great to see Indonesian gig workers get holiday pay at last but they need more comprehensive worker rights as well. jakartaglobe.id/business/thr...
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THR Explained: Who Gets It, How Much, and What Happens If Employers Don’t Pay?
THR is a mandatory religious holiday allowance employers must provide their employees before major religious celebrations.
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Shocking decision by government - abruptly cutting all funding to @tellmamauk.bsky.social at a time when Islamophobia is rising and the world feels divided and scarily unstable. Now is the time to invest properly in groups that hold communities safe not leaving hatred unchecked to sow division.
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