ADCU

Some more pics and video from today's @ADCUnion #picket of @uber HQ, including a rousing speech from @jamesfarrar @WorkerInfoX which kept us all fired up just as the cold began to bite! #solidarity #driversunite #unionsunitedagainstuber #dynamicpricing #uberstrike dynamicpay.org

As Trump is forced to face reality by Iran - good time to revisit the opening scene of The Newsroom. America simply isn’t the greatest country on the planet - any doubts to that have been laid to rest over the last two weeks.

taxi-point.co.uk/post/on-the-ri… @Taxi_Point: @ADCUnion strongly opposes @TfL proposals to hike PHV licence fees, which come at a time when drivers are already struggling to make ends meet amid its chronic delays and administrative failures. We warned TfL well in advance that the system was buckling under pressure and that a renewal crisis was imminent. TfL did nothing, and now it's drivers who are being asked to pay the price for those failures. TfL is once again choosing to shift the burden of its £7 million deficit onto the backs of hardworking drivers. The same workers who kept the capital moving through the pandemic, who absorb rising fuel prices, vehicle costs, and platform commission rates — all while seeing their real earnings steadily decline year after year. TfL must take responsibility for its mismanagement and inefficiency rather than balancing its books at the expense of the very people who keep the city’s transport network functioning. We demand an immediate halt to any proposed licence fee increases and a fair consultation with driver representatives to develop sustainable, equitable solutions that do not punish workers.

@ADCUnion met with North East MP @KateOsborneMP and Business Secretary @UKLabour @peterkyle in London last night to discuss a new branch in Newcastle and Durham. Watch this space! @WorkerInfoX #solidarity #fairpayfordrivers dynamicpay.org

ADCU response to the Mayor of London’s announcement of a PHV Taskforce @ADCUnion welcomes any recognition by @MayorofLondon that PHV are facing serious challenges, but a PHV #taskforce that tinkers at the edges will not address the real crisis in the industry. Yes, drivers need access to toilets, but above all, we need the Mayor’s active support to end their exploitation by the big app companies that dominate London’s private hire market and tackle overlicensing. If this taskforce is to be taken seriously, it must confront the systemic problems at the heart of the platform app model — including algorithmic pay, lack of #workervoice, and the unchecked power of multinational tech firms — rather than focusing on cosmetic fixes. Without meaningful action on pay, licensing numbers and enforcement, a taskforce risks becoming a talking shop while drivers continue to struggle to make a living. London’s PHV drivers don’t need another review that delays action. They need the Mayor and TfL to use their powers to restore fairness, sustainability and dignity to an industry that has been pushed to breaking point.

taxi-point.co.uk/post/tfl-set-t… @ADCUnion #ADCU welcomes any changes that strengthen accountability and effectiveness in @TfL's taxi and PHV licensing, but structure alone won’t fix a system that urgently needs overhaul. Our members are essential to London’s joined-up transport network, and licensing must properly reflect their role, protect standards, and work for drivers and passengers alike. We look forward to seeing whether these changes deliver real reform, not just a reshuffle.

@Uber - did you hear us? The @ADCUnion #picket of #Uber HQ united drivers and unions from across London and the UK in protest against dynamic pricing, and commissions of up to 49% on driver pay. To all of you who braved the cold and wet today to lend your (very loud!) voices, we salute you. And we will continue to #strike and take #action until our demands are met. The 24 hour strike continues until midnight on 4 Feb - and we call on all drivers to #logoffuber and hit the company where it hurts. #unionsunitedagainstuber #uberdriver @IWGBunion @WorkerInfoX @TfL #solidarity

Worth remembering that Uber paid Mandleson big money to do dirty business for them in Russia. theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/…

@ADCUnion 24 hour strike against @Uber is happening tomorrow. #logoffuber from midnight on 3rd Feb to midnight on 4 Feb, and join our #picket of Uber's HQ in London from 10 am tomorrow. #adcu #uber #uberstrike #fairpay #solidarity #enoughisenough #driversunited #picketuber #picket #fairpayfordrivers #logoffuber dynamicpay.org

It is a HSE legal requirement that restaurants MUST provide access to toilets for delivery workers. @wagamama_uk Camden force couriers to use a "Deliver-loo" separate from customers. Can you guess which one is which? Much easier to exploit a humiliated & marginalised workforce!

Big issue for @uber and @bolt drivers too. Women #drivers suffer particularly. An airport run can take over an hour even in light traffic. Imagine not being able to use a toilet for hours if you're pregnant, or dealing with 'monthly' issues. Access to toilet facilities is a basic human right.

Countdown to next week's @ADCUnion #uberstrike! #logoffuber from midnight 3 Feb to midnight 4 Feb, and join the #picket at @Uber HQ in London from 10am on Tuesday. dynamicpay.org @WorkerInfoX #fairpayfordrivers #workersrights #driversrights #uber #adcu #enoughisenough #solidarity #strike

@ADCUnion welcomed members from London, Leicester, Bristol and Brighton regions at our #2026 AGM today. And we were pleased to welcome @jamesfarrar @WorkerInfoX, who is leading a collective claim against @Uber in the Netherlands, demanding compensation for drivers affected by #dynamicpricing. Here are some of our members and executive pledging their support for the campaign, and encouraging all Uber drivers to register to join. Find out more at dynamicpay.org. #uberdriver #Uber #solidarity #uberstrike #saynotodynamicpay #dynamicpay #dynamicpricing

JOIN THE STRIKE AGAINST DYNAMIC PAY! Less than a week to go before the @ADCUnion 24 hour UK-wide strike against @Uber on 3 February. #logoffuber from midnight 3 Feb to midnight 4 Feb and, if you're in London, #demonstrate outside Uber's UK HQ between 10am and 1pm - Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, London E1 8FA. All Uber drivers welcome! #uberstrike #fairpayfordrivers

taxi-point.co.uk/post/governmen… Great to hear @transportgovuk @LilianGreenwood is engaging with trade unions on regulating the private hire vehicle sector. Thanks to @elsieblundell for #listening #listeningandlearning to @ADCUnion and raising drivers' concerns. We look forward to getting round the table with the Minister asap to discuss driver working conditions and pay.

taxi-point.co.uk/post/tfl-annou… "@ADCUnion statement on @TfL's first pan-city roadworks and traffic management plan: "ADCU welcomes any measures that genuinely reduce congestion and make London’s streets safer and more efficient. Better coordination of roadworks, improved bus journey times and the smarter use of data all have the potential to benefit private hire drivers, who lose income every day sitting in traffic caused by poor planning and unmanaged disruption. However, we are clear that congestion is not just about road space – it is also about policy choices. TfL and the Mayor continue to ignore the oversupply of private hire licences, which we have repeatedly warned is a major driver of congestion on the capital’s streets. Without serious action on licence numbers, measures like lane rental and expanded bus priority risk simply pushing more pressure onto working drivers rather than solving the underlying problem. We also have real concerns about the expansion of AI camera technology and data platforms. If TfL is serious about transparency, that principle must extend to the algorithms that control drivers’ pay and work. Uber and Bolt already use opaque systems that determine fares, allocations and penalties, and drivers are locked out of the data that governs their livelihoods. More data collection in the streets must go hand in hand with stronger data rights and transparency for workers. Finally, any strategy that reshapes road space must recognise the financial reality facing drivers. With rising operating costs, algorithmic pay cuts, and worsening congestion, drivers cannot be expected to carry the burden of policies that benefit platforms and policymakers while squeezing workers. A fair transport strategy must include caps on licence numbers, proper regulation of algorithmic pay, and full data transparency between platforms and drivers. Without that, congestion plans risk becoming another way that private hire drivers pay the price for decisions made without them.”

dmnews.co.uk/tfl-licence-de… "The human cost of delays is clearly far greater than the figures on paper" Analysis of the licence renewal 'goodwill' payment from @TfL from DM News: "If drivers are legally required to stop working due to administrative failures, should compensation be automatically linked to time lost, rather than capped at a flat rate?"

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… "This is our livelihoods, it's how we support our families." @ADCUnion is demanding for £500 a week for every week a driver has been waiting for @TfL to renew their licence, not just a one-off 'good will' payment .