Uber inks deal for Australian gig worker rights

There has been growing backlash in Australia about the conditions and dangers gig workers face, particularly after a spate of delivery driver deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic when demand spiked. — Reuters

SYDNEY: Uber has reached a deal with a powerful Australian union after years of legal battles, campaigns and negotiations that will offer 100,000 drivers and food delivery workers more protections.

The Transport Workers Union – one of Uber’s most vocal critics – reached the agreement with the rideshare giant late on June 28, with both sides backing minimum standards for all gig economy workers and the right to unionise.