Brice Sopher's guest appearances

Brice Sopher

Oats for Breakfast

Tech Won't Save Us

Elon Musk

Bill Gates

Phil Jones

Peter Thiel

Mark McGurl

Hussein Kesvani

Jeff Bezos

Gita Jackson

Cory Doctorow

Jacob Silverman

Phil Torres

Fred Scharmen

Annalee Newitz

Michael Smith

William Robinson

OwlTail

Jennifer Scott

Paris Marx is joined by Jennifer Scott and Brice Sopher to discuss the campaign to unionize Foodora and the fight for gig workers’ rights in Canada.Jennifer Scott is a gig worker and president of Gig Workers United. Brice Sopher is also a gig worker and vice president of Gig Workers United. Follow Jennifer on Twitter at @PalimpsestJenn, Brice at @this_is_walmer, and Gig Workers United at @GigWorkersUnite.🚨 T-shirts are now available!Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.Find out more about Harbinger Media Network at harbingermedianetwork.com.Also mentioned in this episode:If you’re in Canada, sign the Gig Workers’ Bill of Rights.Paris wrote about why Uber’s Flexible Work+ would be a disaster in Canada.In February 2020, the Ontario Labour Board ruled that Foodora workers could unionize. The company soon after announced plans to leave Canada, but workers voted 88.8% in favor of unionization. In August, they negotiated a $3.46 million settlement with the company.Sara Mojtehedzadeh (episode 79) made a podcast series about the Foodora campaign called Hustled.Canada’s Conservative Party presented a gig work plan written by an Uber lobbyist.Ontario has a committee looking at the future of work that gig workers fear will pave the way for Flexible Work+.Find out more about Gig Workers United (CUPW) and Uber Drivers United (UFCW).Support the show

Paris Marx is joined by Jennifer Scott and Brice Sopher to discuss the campaign to unionize Foodora and the fight for gig workers’ rights in Canada. Jennifer Scott is a gig worker and president of Gig Workers United. Brice Sopher is also a gig worker and vice president of Gig Workers United. Follow Jennifer on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/PalimpsestJenn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@PalimpsestJenn</a>, Brice at <a href="https://twitter.com/this_is_walmer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@this_is_walmer</a>, and Gig Workers United at <a href="https://twitter.com/GigWorkersUnite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@GigWorkersUnite</a>. 🚨 T-shirts are <a href="https://www.bonfire.com/store/tech-wont-save-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">now available</a>! Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (<a href="https://twitter.com/techwontsaveus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@techwontsaveus</a>) and host Paris Marx (<a href="https://twitter.com/parismarx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@parismarx</a>) on Twitter, and support the show on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/techwontsaveus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Find out more about Harbinger Media Network at<a href="https://harbingermedianetwork.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> harbingermedianetwork.com</a>. Also mentioned in this episode:<ul><li>If you’re in Canada, <a href="https://takeaction.ofl.ca/action/gig-workers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sign the Gig Workers’ Bill of Rights</a>.</li><li>Paris wrote about <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-gig-workers-uber-1.5957452" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">why Uber’s Flexible Work+ would be a disaster</a> in Canada.</li><li>In February 2020, the Ontario Labour Board ruled that <a href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/foodora-couriers-can-form-union-ontario-labour-board-rules-1.1395705" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foodora workers could unionize</a>. The company soon after announced plans to leave Canada, but workers <a href="https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/06/16/unsealed-tally-shows-foodora-couriers-voted-in-favour-of-unionization-cupw-says.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">voted 88.8% in favor of unionization</a>. In August, they negotiated a <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/foodora-settlement-1.5698866" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">$3.46 million settlement</a> with the company.</li><li>Sara Mojtehedzadeh (episode 79) made a podcast series about the Foodora campaign called <a href="https://www.thestar.com/podcasts/hustled/2020/06/26/hustled-when-your-boss-is-an-app-the-complete-6-part-podcast.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hustled</a>.</li><li>Canada’s Conservative Party presented a gig work plan <a href="https://pressprogress.ca/erin-otooles-plan-for-gig-workers-was-carbon-copied-from-ubers-corporate-lobbyists/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">written by an Uber lobbyist</a>.</li><li>Ontario has a committee looking at the future of work that gig workers fear will <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/08/06/its-mission-is-critical-but-can-it-deliver-ontarios-efforts-to-examine-the-future-of-work-are-vital-but-flawed-participants-say.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pave the way for Flexible Work+</a>.</li><li>Find out more about <a href="https://gigworkersunited.ca/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gig Workers United</a> (CUPW) and <a href="http://www.ufcw.ca/index.php?option=com_mcontent&amp;view=indexlist&amp;layout=blog&amp;searchword=uberd&amp;searchphrase=exact&amp;Itemid=2424&amp;lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uber Drivers United</a> (UFCW).</li></ul><a href="https://patreon.com/techwontsaveus" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Solidarity in Canada’s Gig Economy w/ Jennifer Scott & Brice Sopher

Food delivery couriers working for the app-based company Foodora recently launched a union organizing drive in Toronto. We talk to Brice Sopher, who works as a Foodora courier, about the effort. Check out the Justice for Foodora Couriers website: http://foodstersunited.ca

Food delivery couriers working for the app-based company Foodora recently launched a union organizing drive in Toronto. We talk to Brice Sopher, who works as a Foodora courier, about the effort. Check out the Justice for Foodora Couriers website: <a href="http://foodstersunited.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://foodstersunited.ca</a>

Episode 23: Organizing Toronto's Foodora Couriers w/ Brice Sopher