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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Rob Davies

Union calls on UK Uber users to join 24-hour strike over revelations

In this photo illustration a close-up of an Uber app is seen on an iPhone
The ADCU is demanding increased pay and conditions for its drivers and measures to address issues raised in the Uber files. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

A trade union representing “gig economy” workers is calling on Uber customers to join a 24-hour strike in response to the Uber files, a series of revelations about the cab-hailing app published by the Guardian and its media partners.

The App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) invited Uber users to avoid using the service for a day on Wednesday and instead join a demonstration at the company’s headquarters in London.

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