News from December 2022
Indiana Uber driver whose business license was suspended: 'I don't like that Uber is enforcing policies that aren’t the law'
By Juliette Fairley | Dec 12, 2022
Although Job Rivera only has $342 in Chicago ticket debt, he’s lost the right to drive for Uber.
Ex-Uber driver on ticket debt that ended 4-year driving career: 'I was a loyal driver for four years and even through COVID but that doesn't mean nothing'
By Juliette Fairley | Dec 12, 2022
Although Marjorie Shelby is no longer a ride-share driver, she still receives phone calls about ticket debt she owes from dropping off and picking up Chicago passengers for four years.
Ex-Uber driver digs into savings, hopes for a ticket debt repayment program: 'I haven't been able to do anything'
By Juliette Fairley | Dec 9, 2022
When Jahaira Perez was informed by Uber that she could no longer drive until she paid off more than $3,000 in traffic violations, she immediately applied for a repayment program offered by the City of Chicago.
Benched Uber driver: 'Chicago debt ticketing ban is putting people out of work who want to earn'
By Juliette Fairley | Dec 9, 2022
Formerly, Gary Poyser earned up to $1,500 a week as an Uber driver until two months ago when he received bad news from Uber.
Former Uber driver: Ticketing policy 'really harmful' targeting black and low-income neighborhoods as approximately 15,500 Chicago Lyft and Uber drivers suspended in 2019
By Flexible Work News Report | Dec 8, 2022
An Uber driver who drove for the company in Chicago was recently suspended due to unpaid ticket debt owed to the city. Analysis and data discovery shows Chicago’s ticketing policies are putting Uber and Lyft workers out of a job while disproportionately impacting black and low-income neighborhoods and driving motorists into bankruptcy.
Chicago pastor: Regressive ticketing policy 'targets Black and brown communities'
By Karen Kidd | Dec 2, 2022
A Chicago-area pastor and youth minister criticized the city of Chicago last month for its so-called regressive ticketing policy that targets gig, minority, and low-income workers and threatens their livelihoods.
Josh Shapiro: 'Online food delivery platforms can be very convenient, but consumers deserve transparency'
By Gregory Burnett | Dec 2, 2022
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Nov. 21 a settlement with online food delivery marketplace, Grubhub.