Couriers have won a $3.46-million settlement from food-delivery giant Foodora following the company’s abrupt closure in Canada, announced two months after its workers won the right to unionize. The deal was negotiated by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, which couriers overwhelmingly voted to join earlier this year despite Foodora’s sudden exit from the country. In a statement issued Tuesday, CUPW President Jan Simpson said she hoped the settlement would help lessen the “financial burden imposed” on couriers. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Amid the pandemic, CUPW has also pressed the government to expand income supports to include gig workers — who have traditionally fallen through social safety nets because of their independent-contractor status.

Source: thestar August 25, 2020 18:11 UTC