#DeleteUber for Good
Uber is rotten to its core. Despite the years of terrible press, it has not changed any of its anti-worker, profit-crazed ways. Uber should be abolished.

A pedestrian walks by Uber headquarters on September 23, 2019 in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan / Getty
Uber’s history isn’t a great one: a sexist workplace culture, evasion of regulations (and regulators), and denial of fair pay, benefits, and rights to workers. But in 2017, the company’s top brass promised it would change. Travis Kalanick was replaced as CEO by Dara Khosrowshahi with a pledge to clean up the culture, be more open with cities, and do right by the drivers, without whom there is no Uber.
But two years later, it’s abundantly clear those promises were little more than a public relations stunt to bring an end to the #DeleteUber campaign that caused hundreds of thousands of users to delete the app and deactivate their accounts. Jurisdictions are moving forward with regulations that would finally grant drivers the rights they’ve so long been denied, forcing Uber’s mask off once again.
California’s passage of Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5) would effectively force Uber and its many “gig economy” imitators to recognize their workers as employees and, unsurprisingly, they’re doing everything they can stop it. It’s time to bring back the #DeleteUber campaign for good this time — and expand it to Lyft, DoorDash, and all the rest.