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Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by unyttigfjelltol on Saturday March 12, 2022 @06:02PM (#30655861)
The legacy taxi industry blazed the trail (at least in the US) with their own arrangements with drivers. Drivers would lease the cab by the day and receive non-binding (but useful!) dispatch instructions. And taxi companies argued they were independent contractors too.
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Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by erik_seaberg on Saturday March 12, 2022 @08:54PM (#30657115)
> non-binding (but useful!) dispatch instructions

This gave the entire industry a bad reputation for not showing up. I know when I drove airport shuttles we often rescued people who had tried to get a taxi.

Precommitting to an SLA can earn more customers’ trust, but it only works when every driver is confident about coming out ahead on average. $5 was too low for that job.

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