Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, Uxbridge
Employees
11-50
Phone
+20 3 9349966
Mentions in press and media 13
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| Oct 5, 2021 | Uber faces legal action over ‘racially discriminatory’ facial recognition ID checks | Ride-hailing giant Uber is facing a legal challenge over its use of real-time facial recognition technology in a driver and courier identity check system that it uses in the U.K. The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) announced the leg... |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Meet the Uber drivers who spent 5 years fighting the ride-hailing firm for basic workers' rights - and won | Two ex-Uber drivers won a huge legal battle against the taxi app firm over workers' rights. Yaseen Aslam and James Farrar began the case in 2016, fighting for minimum wage and other rights. Farrar said Uber is being defiant about the r... |
| Feb 19, 2021 | UK Supreme Court Rules Uber Drivers are Workers | The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that Uber must classify drivers as workers rather than self-employed freelancers. Following a unanimous decision from six judges, the court ruled that Uber drivers across Britain will now be entitled to basi... |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Uber’s ‘robo-firing’ of drivers targeted in latest European lawsuit | Uber is facing another legal challenge in Europe related to algorithmic decision making. The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) filed a case, yesterday, with a court in the Netherlands seeking to challenge the ride hailing company’s pr... |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Uber drivers union asks EU court to overrule ‘robo-firing’ by algorithm | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! A union representing Uber drivers in the U.K. has... |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Uber drivers union asks EU court to overrule ‘robo-firing’ by algorithm | A union representing Uber drivers in the U.K. has filed a second legal challenge against the ride-hailing giant in Europe. This time, the union is arguing that Uber’s alleged “robo-firing” practices contravene Article 22 of the EU General D... |
| Jul 20, 2020 | Uber drivers sue for data on secret profiling and automated decision-making | Uber drivers in Europe are suing for access to more of the personal data the company collects on them, as permitted by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including information on “profiling and automated decision-making.” T... |
| Jul 20, 2020 | Uber drivers sue for data on secret profiling and automated decision-making | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Uber drivers in Europe are suing for access to mo... |
| Jul 20, 2020 | Uber drivers sue for data on secret profiling and automated decision-making | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Uber drivers in Europe are suing for access to more of the personal data the company collects on them, as permitted by the EU’s General... |
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FAQ about App Drivers & Couriers Union
What has the press written about App Drivers & Couriers Union?
Parsers VC has collected 13 articles mentioning App Drivers & Couriers Union, among them “Uber faces legal action over ‘racially discriminatory’ facial recognition ID checks” (Oct 5, 2021) and “Meet the Uber drivers who spent 5 years fighting the ride-hailing firm for basic workers' rights - and won” (Feb 28, 2021).
Is App Drivers & Couriers Union still active?
Yes, App Drivers & Couriers Union is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 19, 2022.