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There are a lot of ex union members in the Taxi and private hire trade who also spat their dummy out because the unions were not seen to be doing anything.

Can you point me towards any industrial action that has been successful within the taxi industry.

And you once said court cases were a waste of time - you appear to forget the only success anyone has had in respect of the taxi trade has been via the judiciary.

first of all Capt let me make it clear i hold YOU in the highest regard personally for sure theres differences but so what

successes through the Judiciary not my preferred route as you well know but if it works and thats the choice of the membership naturally democracy will rule UBER could have been dealt with by other methods in my opinion!

Where has industrial action been successful frequently in London for hacks their demonstrations WORRY TFL considerably i have personally seen them cringe at the threat of more to come and enter negotiations because ot the threat one point Bob Crowe was a very bad loss to the Cab industry his personna and ability's are greatly missed ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,within PH the threat and some limited action has got LA#s to the table and indeed many company's sackings fair reductions been prevented etc all of course subject to confidentiality clauses

and the next case follows albeit bot taxi drivers

A group of food takeaway couriers working for Deliveroo are taking legal steps in the UK to gain union recognition and workers' rights.
It comes after two drivers for Uber won a tribunal case in which they argued they were workers not contractors.
If the couriers win, it could encourage thousands of those working in the so-called gig economy to seek to unionise and receive rights such as paid leave.
Deliveroo said it was committed to providing "great opportunities".
The company, which provides a delivery service on behalf of thousands of restaurants across the country, classes its riders as self-employed "independent contractors". This means they have no workers' rights such as paid holiday and the right to the minimum wage.
Billy Shannon, a rider who works for Deliveroo in Camden, north London, said riders receive £3.75 per delivery.
He added: "We don't get an hourly fee, so that means at times when there aren't that many deliveries and it is not that busy, we can be waiting for up to an hour for a delivery without getting paid a penny."
The BBC has seen a letter from the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), on behalf of riders in north London, asking Deliveroo for recognition for the union to bargain on behalf of the group.
Collective bargaining laws in the UK apply to those classed as workers and employees, but not independent contractors.
'Faintly ridiculous'
IWGB general secretary Dr Jason Moyer-Lee said it was seeking a collective bargaining agreement to allow the union to negotiate pay and terms and conditions with Deliveroo managers.
He added: "If Deliveroo ignores or rejects our request, then we will take them to tribunal and ask for a declaration that Deliveroo must engage in collective bargaining with us.
"To do this the tribunal will also have to decide that the Deliveroo drivers are workers and not independent contractors, which means they will also be entitled to paid holiday, minimum wage, and all the other rights associated with this employment status."

But remember the tribunal's decision only affects the actual complainants if the companies choose to not change anything as a result then every single driver/partner/franchisee or whatever they are being told they are will have to each take the company to a tribunal at £1200 plus a time

But remember the tribunal's decision only affects the actual complainants if the companies choose to not change anything as a result then every single driver/partner/franchisee or whatever they are being told they are will have to each take the company to a tribunal at £1200 plus a time

WRONG

where does it say that the tribunal judgement applies to the rest of Ubers workforce ?

The main difference being that uber pays the driver. In traditional taxi fleets, the driver pays the company. He is a subcontractor and pays for his own tools of the trade.

The main difference being that uber pays the driver. In traditional taxi fleets, the driver pays the company. He is a subcontractor and pays for his own tools of the trade.