Why Uber drivers aren't unionizing in Québec

By Lucie Enel, Doctorante en communication, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

As of mid-June, the Uber platform will extend its services to the entire province of Québec. On a global scale, Uber is in nearly 10,000 cities and 71 countries and has more than 3.5 million workers.

This model, based on on-demand work and the algorithmic distribution of tasks, fundamentally transforms ways of thinking about, organizing and carrying out work, both on an individual and collective basis.

The expansion of Uber’s service across Québec provides an…

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