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The drivers’ union taking on Uber and the apps
Martin Smith speaks to general secretary of the App Drivers and Couriers Union ZAMIR DRENI about his members’ fight against the nefarious methods of exploitation by shadowy app giants like Uber and Bolt
ADCU members protest at Uber's treatment of its workforce, with general secretary Zamir Dreni (front, holding Smart Pricing - Smart Cheating placard)
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MS: WHAT’S top of your in-tray at the moment?
ZD: I’m getting ready for two big events in February. The first is a parliamentary reception on February 5 to help raise awareness among MPs of the issues facing App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) members, and the second is a day of action in three British cities: London, Birmingham and Bristol, on February 11.
The parliamentary reception is the first we’ve held, so it’s pretty exciting, and we’ll follow it up with regular drop-in meetings for MPs. It’s the culmination of months of work by ADCU’s caseworkers, who have written to every one of our 10,000 members’ local MP or assembly member if they’re based in London, asking them to lobby the platform employers.
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