Uber pitches its Flexible Work+ plan to provincial governments in Canada
Apr 16, 2021•16 min
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Episode description
The ride-hailing giant Uber recently announced its answer to complaints about lack of benefits and labour protections for its workers when it unveiled its Flexible Work+ plan last. Uber is asking provincial governments to amend labour legislation to allow gig workers to accumulate benefit funds that they could spend on things like health insurance and pension plans. We speak with Brice Sopher, an Uber Eats courier and organizer with the Gig Workers United union.
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