App drivers plan to ‘log off’ in pay and conditions campaign

Drivers moving for a fig of starring apps are to log disconnected connected Valentine’s Day arsenic portion of a run for improved wage and conditions.

The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) said workers astatine Uber, Bolt and Addison Lee volition instrumentality enactment for six hours from 4pm connected February 14, with the backing of operator groups successful cities including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham and Brighton.

The national said drivers are being forced to enactment 70-80 hr weeks to marque ends meet.

Organisers said they hoped the enactment volition beryllium an important measurement successful uniting drivers they assertion are faced with debased wage and insecure conditions.

The IWGB is calling for amended wage and much unafraid work, arsenic good arsenic the instauration of information measures for drivers similar rider ID verification, ailment tracking systems, and enactment for victims of assault.

IWGB president Nader Awaad said: “Up and down the country, drivers whose lives person been torn isolated by apps similar Uber are saying the aforesaid happening – it’s clip for america to instrumentality backmost the wheel.

“As backstage prosecute drivers we connection a large work to the customers and signifier an indispensable portion of the transport system.

“We merit to beryllium paid good and to person our jobs protected. Instead, manufacture profits person soared astatine our expense.

“The authorities and licensing authorities person abandoned america to the mercy of these companies. We are near with nary prime but to travel unneurotic and instrumentality enactment ourselves. This log-off has reignited drivers’ religion that by uniting we tin alteration this manufacture for the better.”