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Gig drivers for Walmart say they’re forced to compete against bots for deliveries

Chicago-area gig workers who make deliveries for Walmart say the company’s delivery app is being targeted by scammers who use bots to hoard orders on the platform, making it difficult for them to make a living.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 30, 2023

Ordinance would hike fees for O’Hare trips booked through ride-hailing apps

A 10-cent fee per ride proposed by Ald. Susan Sadowski Garza (10th) would fund a nonprofit to connect drivers with representation in grievances and other services.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2023

Ride-hailing, food delivery drivers could appeal deactivations under proposed ordinance

Uber and Lyft drivers complain of being deprived of their livelihoods when passengers retaliate by making false claims against them.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 17, 2023

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Ride-share drivers protest at O’Hare to demand better wages, bathroom access and end to ‘unfair’ deactivations

As thousands of travelers across the country and in Chicago saw their holiday plans upended by transportation troubles, ride-share workers took a stand Tuesday night by refusing to take rides from O’Hare International Airport.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 28, 2022

Rideshare and delivery drivers demand better wages and working conditions, join national movement

David Crane keeps a yellow legal notepad in his car, pages upon pages filled out with his thoughts on the concerns of thousands of other rideshare drivers like him, with demands that boil down to better wages, safer working conditions and union rights.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 15, 2022

‘We need to take care of ourselves’: Ride-share, delivery drivers learn about wellness, self-care as stress of the job increases

CHICAGO -- On a Friday afternoon in the summer of 2019, Chicago resident and ride-share driver Teddi Burgess picked up a couple of passengers from Portillo’s in River North.

Chicago Tribune · May 18, 2022

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