In another attempt to discredit Uber, a man who was driving for Uber assaulted
a passenger. This is true. However, he committed several assaults/rapes years
before he became an Uber driver. But all the news stories talk about the Uber
driver who has been accused, maybe already convicted, I forget exactly where
the proceedings stand, of raping all these women. He raped the women long
before he was an Uber driver, so why are they insisting upon designating him as
an Uber driver or former Uber driver or however they’re framing it?
On Jul 19, 2015, at 10:23 AM, Bob Hachey <bhachey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Miriam and all,
No question about it; life is and has been deteriorating from a financial
perspective for the majority of Americans over the last 30 years. I'm
skeptical of how good working conditions are for the average traditional
taxi driver. I'd say that any guaranteed income is minimal and the bulk of
income is based upon tips and trips driven. I doubt that many taxi drivers
get paid vacation. They probably do get some sort of healthcare coverage. It
sounds like Frank was once a taxi driver; if so, then perhaps he can
enlighten us further. Already, from what he has said, working as a taxi
driver appears to be no picnic.
Information on the Uber site suggests that they are doing background checks
on their drivers. I would be interested in a comparative analysis of
background checks done by companies like Uber VS. those done by traditional
taxi companies.
Finally, I just learned this morning that the Massachusetts Attorney general
is looking into complaints against Uber for disability-related
discrimination. No question that local and state governments ought to be
vigorously investigating all such discrimination whether the perpetrator is
a ride sharing company like Lyft or Uber or a traditional taxi company.
Bob Hachey
